Myanmar's gni per capita rose from US$130 in 1996 to US$1,320 in 2025.
Myanmar · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 7 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
146th of 181 · 25th in East Asia & Pacific
Myanmar's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $660 in 1996 to intl $5,890 in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
22nd of 78 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific*
Myanmar's gini index fell from 38.1 in 2015 to 30.7 in 2017.
Myanmar's income share held by highest 10% fell from 31.7 % in 2015 to 25.5 % in 2017.
Myanmar's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.3 % in 2015 to 8.9 % in 2017.
Poverty
Myanmar's extreme poverty fell from 18.2 % in 2015 to 10.3 % in 2017.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
43rd of 53 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific*
Myanmar's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 48.2 % in 2005 to 24.8 % in 2017.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Myanmar.