In 2021, the defense expenditure in Myanmar amounted to approximately 3.5 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). That year, the government expenditure on defense in Myanmar amounted to approximately 2.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021
Note: According to the source, Myanmar implemented a managed floating exchange rate in 2012. Updated currency figures demonstrate relative effects on Real GDP in USD. Figures using Real GDP in USD are shown from 2012 only, for ease of interpretation.
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Department of Defence (Australia). (February 14, 2023). Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050475/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
Department of Defence (Australia). "Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021." Chart. February 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050475/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
Department of Defence (Australia). (2023). Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050475/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
Department of Defence (Australia). "Government Defense Expenditure as a Share of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050475/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
Department of Defence (Australia), Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050475/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], Department of Defence (Australia), February 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050475/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/