Myanmar: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 128.53% from 1.77 trillion in 2014 (17.97% a year on average, compounded). Since 1973 it is up 817,566% from 496 million in 1973 (21.63% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 6 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2019, Myanmar's taxes on goods and services (current LCU) rose 139.4% on 2018 (from 1.69 trillion to 4.06 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2018), the average change was +21.7% and a typical year strayed about 31.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 139.4% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 42.4% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 305.75 billion a year. A straight line explains 56% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Myanmar in the 2019 ranking

• Trinidad and Tobago — 2nd of 2: 8.02 billion

What this measures

General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 41 values

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 110.61 billion (2022)
• Cambodia — 10.87 trillion (2023)
• China — 5.69 trillion (2024)
• Fiji — 1.69 billion (2024)
• Kiribati — 46.08 million (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 114.81 trillion (2024)
• Lao PDR — 17.31 trillion (2022)
• Macao SAR, China — 96.35 billion (2024)
• Malaysia — 73.29 billion (2024)
• Marshall Islands — 14.36 million (2020)

More public sector data for Myanmar

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 5.01 billion (2024)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 10.63 trillion (2024)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 70 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 6.6% (2024)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 9.71 trillion (2019)
• Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 58.43% (2019)
• Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 16.21 trillion (2019)
• Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) — 14.39% (2019)
• Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) — 24.41% (2019)
• Customs and other import duties (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Myanmar's taxes on goods and services (current LCU)?

4.06 trillion in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 817,566% from 496 million in 1973 (21.63% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.06 trillion in 2019 and the lowest 496 million in 1973.

Is the latest change in taxes on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Myanmar?

In 2019, Myanmar's taxes on goods and services (current LCU) rose 139.4% on 2018 (from 1.69 trillion to 4.06 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2018), the average change was +21.7% and a typical year strayed about 31.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.GSRV.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance 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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