Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Myanmar
Myanmar: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 4.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Myanmar, 2003–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Myanmar stood at 4.6%.
That represents a change of up 206.3% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Myanmar peaked at 7.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 45th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.6% | — |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +42.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -73.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +206.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 1.5% | 7.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 5.0% compare
- 43 Macau, China 4.8% compare
- 44 Georgia 4.6% compare
- 46 Samoa 4.6% compare
- 47 Cameroon 4.5% compare
- 48 Timor-Leste 4.4% compare
More public sector data for Myanmar
- Arms imports 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 73.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 91.95 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 100.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.01 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 196.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Myanmar?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Myanmar was 4.6% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Myanmar ranks 45th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.