Taxes on goods and services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Taxes on goods and services was 4.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Myanmar, 2012–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2019, taxes on goods and services in Myanmar stood at 4.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 109.8% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Myanmar ranks 132nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on goods and services in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.2% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -49.4% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +109.8% |
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 taxes on goods and services in Myanmar?
- Taxes on goods and services in Myanmar was 4.5% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Myanmar ranks 132nd out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.