Subsidies and other transfers in Myanmar
Myanmar: Subsidies and other transfers was 20.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Myanmar, 2012–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Myanmar is 20.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Myanmar ranks 124th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Subsidies and other transfers in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.2% | — |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +70.6% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -0.6% |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 subsidies and other transfers in Myanmar?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Myanmar was 20.8% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2013.
- How does Myanmar rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Myanmar ranks 124th out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.