In 2021, the defense expenditure in Myanmar amounted to approximately 20.7 percent of the country's real government spending. This was a significant decrease from 2014, in which the expenditure on defense by the government of Myanmar equaled to approximately 26.3 percent of the total government spending.
Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending 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 real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
Department of Defence (Australia). "Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021." Chart. February 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
Department of Defence (Australia). (2023). Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
Department of Defence (Australia). "Government Defense Expenditure as a Share of Real Government Spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
Department of Defence (Australia), Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], Department of Defence (Australia), February 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
