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Myanmar – Current Account Balance

Name: Myanmar Current Account Balance
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Current account balance as a share of GDP. Summarizes net trade in goods, services, income, and transfers with the rest of the world. · World Bank

0.09% +3.86% from 2018 Global rank: 121st · all-time high: 6.84% (2007)

Myanmar's current account balance was 0.09% in 2019, an increase of +3.86% from -3.77% in 2018. This ranked 121st globally. The all-time high was 6.84% in 2007.

APA

Myanmar Current Account Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/myanmar/current-account

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_myanmar_current-account,
  title = {Myanmar Current Account Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/myanmar/current-account},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Myanmar Current Account Balance – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2030* IMF	-4.27%	–	–
2029* IMF	-4.38%	–	–
2028* IMF	-4.44%	–	–
2027* IMF	-4.25%	–	–
2026* IMF	-3.56%	–	–
2025* IMF	-2.34%	–	–
2019	0.09%	+3.86%	121st
2018	-3.77%	+3.67%	73rd
2017	-7.44%	−4.41%	36th
2016	-3.03%	+2.18%	90th
2015	-5.22%	−1.43%	65th
2014	-3.79%	−3.14%	81st
2013	-0.64%	+1.46%	120th
2012	-2.10%	+0.50%	107th
2011	-2.60%	−5.78%	102nd
2010	3.18%	+0.51%	145th
2009	2.67%	−1.24%	144th
2008	3.91%	−2.93%	144th
2007	6.84%	+1.37%	148th
2006	5.47%	+0.62%	139th
2005	4.85%	+3.81%	143rd
2004	1.04%	+1.23%	105th
2003	-0.18%	−1.59%	99th
2002	1.41%	+3.76%	112th
2001	-2.35%	+0.01%	75th
2000	-2.36%	+0.96%	85th
1999	-3.32%	+4.33%	71st
1998	-7.65%	+1.07%	33rd
1997	-8.73%	−4.16%	23rd
1996	-4.57%	+0.32%	53rd
1995	-4.89%	−1.96%	44th
1994	-2.93%	+4.27%	66th
1993	-7.20%	−2.46%	28th
1992	-4.74%	+8.18%	45th
1991	-12.92%	+7.47%	15th
1990	-20.39%	−17.01%	7th
1989	-3.38%	+8.04%	55th
1988	-11.41%	+0.10%	12th
1987	-11.52%	+7.06%	10th
1986	-18.58%	−4.68%	7th
1985	-13.89%	+2.97%	8th
1984	-16.87%	+8.71%	6th
1983	-25.58%	+8.45%	4th
1982	-34.02%	−5.51%	2nd
1981	-28.52%	+5.24%	4th
1980	-33.76%	+4.29%	3rd
1979	-38.04%	−14.74%	1st
1978	-23.30%	−11.66%	2nd
1977	-11.64%	−8.80%	8th
1976	-2.83%	–	33rd

Show all years (1976–2019)

* IMF World Economic Outlook projection

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +40.4% GDP growth 10.6% C/A balance 2.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Myanmar matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2009. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw current account balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →