Myanmar's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) was US$3.9 billion in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 109.24% from US$1.86 billion in 2009 (7.66% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.9 billion | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.56 billion | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.86 billion | 2009 |
| Highest | US$3.9 billion | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$11.28 million | 1998 |
| Average since 2010 | US$2.82 billion | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | US$18.13 million |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Myanmar's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) rose 25% on 2018 (from US$3.12 billion to US$3.9 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +36.9% and a typical year strayed about 99.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 378.9% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 61.8% in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$184.59 million a year. A straight line explains 69% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | US$3.9 billion | 2019 |
| World | US$7.99 trillion | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$1.57 trillion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$208.52 billion | 2024 |
What this measures
Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 44 values
| Year | Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,895,829,414 |
| 2018 | 3,116,719,321 |
| 2017 | 3,192,778,469 |
| 2016 | 2,679,122,782 |
| 2015 | 3,179,164,817 |
| 2014 | 3,555,862,224 |
| 2013 | 2,220,293,052 |
| 2012 | 2,466,605,039 |
| 2011 | 2,032,504,093 |
| 2010 | 1,869,470,770 |
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$125.89 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$513.4 million (2025)
- Cambodia — US$1.59 billion (2025)
- China — US$452.23 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$471.15 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$82.02 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$245.04 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$47.3 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$176.57 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$7.13 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Myanmar
- GDP (current US$) — US$81.67 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 171.5 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$61.87 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 75.47 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,489 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.13 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,128 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 1.38 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$79.99 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 167.97 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.06 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Myanmar's primary income payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$3.9 billion in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 21,385% from US$18.13 million in 1976 (13.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.9 billion in 2019 and the lowest US$11.28 million in 1998.
- Is the latest change in primary income payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Myanmar?
- In 2019, Myanmar's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) rose 25% on 2018 (from US$3.12 billion to US$3.9 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +36.9% and a typical year strayed about 99.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.FCTY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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