Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Myanmar
Myanmar: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled was 4.06 trillion current LCU in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Myanmar, 1973–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 4.06 trillion current LCU for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 139.4% on the previous year and up 257.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Myanmar peaked at 4.06 trillion current LCU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 496.00 million current LCU, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 23rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 496.00 million current LCU | — |
| 1974 | 697.00 million current LCU | +40.5% |
| 1975 | 796.00 million current LCU | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 1.84 billion current LCU | +130.8% |
| 1977 | 2.28 billion current LCU | +24.3% |
| 1978 | 2.25 billion current LCU | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.52 billion current LCU | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 2.61 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 2.84 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 2.94 billion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 3.11 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 3.13 billion current LCU | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.04 billion current LCU | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.88 billion current LCU | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.87 billion current LCU | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.78 billion current LCU | -37.8% |
| 1989 | 2.99 billion current LCU | +67.5% |
| 1990 | 4.42 billion current LCU | +47.8% |
| 1991 | 5.65 billion current LCU | +27.8% |
| 1992 | 6.46 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 8.26 billion current LCU | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 9.13 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 10.17 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 14.11 billion current LCU | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 25.40 billion current LCU | +80.0% |
| 1998 | 30.75 billion current LCU | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 33.75 billion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 44.10 billion current LCU | +30.7% |
| 2001 | 45.51 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 61.68 billion current LCU | +35.5% |
| 2003 | 74.11 billion current LCU | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 136.63 billion current LCU | +84.4% |
| 2005 | 251.82 billion current LCU | +84.3% |
| 2012 | 1.13 trillion current LCU | +350.3% |
| 2013 | 1.58 trillion current LCU | +39.5% |
| 2014 | 1.77 trillion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 2.10 trillion current LCU | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 3.28 trillion current LCU | +55.7% |
| 2017 | 2.94 trillion current LCU | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.69 trillion current LCU | -42.4% |
| 2019 | 4.06 trillion current LCU | +139.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 4.06 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 140.56 billion current LCU, 28.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 4.06 trillion current LCU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.13 billion current LCU, 118.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +350.3% | 251.82 billion current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 billion current LCU | 496.00 million current LCU | 2.52 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.82 billion current LCU | 1.78 billion current LCU | 3.13 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.81 billion current LCU | 4.42 billion current LCU | 33.75 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.31 billion current LCU | 44.10 billion current LCU | 251.82 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.32 trillion current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 4.06 trillion current LCU | 8 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 20 Turkey 4.95 trillion current LCU compare
- 21 Madagascar 4.74 trillion current LCU compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54 trillion current LCU compare
- 24 Costa Rica 3.65 trillion current LCU compare
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 2.44 trillion current LCU compare
- 26 Mexico 2.07 trillion current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Myanmar?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Myanmar was 4.06 trillion current LCU in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 trillion current LCU in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 496.00 million current LCU in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Myanmar ranks 23rd out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.