Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 18.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Myanmar, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Myanmar is 18.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Myanmar peaked at 22.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2005.
Myanmar ranks 121st of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -45.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 18.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 18.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.5%, 47% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -45.5% | 18.0% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 9.8% | 22.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.3% | 18.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More infrastructure data for Myanmar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 558,671 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 558,671 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Myanmar?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Myanmar was 18.7% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2005.
- How does Myanmar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Myanmar ranks 121st out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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