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Myanmar: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1947–2023 · 73 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2023
−5.72%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−1.2 pointsfrom −4.56%
Average, 2014–2023
−4.26%10 years
Record high and low
5.85% (1964)low −14.6% (1988)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%1960198020002020MyanmarMyanmar
ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Government deficit (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-3.31Forecast
2030-3.48Forecast
2029-3.65Forecast
2028-4.34Forecast
2027-4.99Forecast
2026-5.02Forecast
2025-4.94Forecast
2024-4.11Forecast
2023-5.72
2022-4.56
2021-6.99
2020-6.50
2019-4.70
2018-2.77
2017-3.42
2016-2.53
2015-4.33
2014-1.06

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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