MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific
Myanmar: 84th largest economy, 48th in military spending
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 21 events in or near Myanmar, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Kayah State, Kayah State, Myanmar · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Bombing · Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Arakan, Yangon, Myanmar · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Taung Maw, Sagain, Myanmar · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
What Myanmar's officials said lately
Newest first. 15 more by others are about Myanmar. The whole record →
- Representative of Myanmar · Representative of Myanmar · 27 Oct
paraphrase Dismissed the junta's proposed peace talks as a fake promise and urged States to stop supplying jet fuel, weapons and money to the military.
- Myanmar's representative · Representative to the Third Committee, Myanmar · 23 Oct
“systematically getting killed or burned alive in their own homes”
- Myanmar's representative · Representative to the Third Committee, Myanmar · 23 Oct
paraphrase Called for decisive international action to end military rule in Myanmar and hold perpetrators accountable.
A statement shows what was said, not that it is true.
54.9M people, 31% in cities
- Population54.9M2025
- Population growth0.6%2025
- Urban population30.6%2025
- Land area653k km²2023
A $81.7B economy, $1.5k per person
- GDP$81.7B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$330B2025
- GDP per person$1.5k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$6k2025
- GDP growth-2.0%2025
Fuels are 22% of goods exports
- Fuels, share of goods exports22.0%2024
- Food, share of goods exports36.7%2024
- Ores and metals, share of goods exports2.4%2024
- Manufactures, share of goods exports35.7%2024
- Fuels, share of goods imports36.2%2024
Fossil fuel output of 160 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)160 TWh2024
- Primary energy consumption133 TWh2023
- Energy use per person2.5 MWh2023
- Electricity generation22 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels52.1%2024
Spends $5B on its military, 6.8% of GDP
- Military spending$5B2024
- Military spending, share of GDP6.8%2024
- Armed forces personnel463k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$222M2024
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2019-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.