Myanmar - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Myanmar was 8.83 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.07 in 2002 and a minimum value of -6.04 in 1978.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 7.39
1961 -0.15
1962 -1.61
1963 -2.68
1964 -0.46
1965 17.69
1966 25.49
1967 0.83
1968 2.38
1969 -4.34
1970 -4.01
1971 2.09
1972 7.64
1973 25.20
1974 25.21
1975 31.66
1976 22.38
1977 -1.16
1978 -6.04
1979 5.67
1980 0.61
1981 0.32
1982 5.30
1983 5.65
1984 4.85
1985 6.81
1986 9.33
1987 24.76
1988 16.04
1989 27.20
1990 17.63
1991 32.27
1992 21.91
1993 31.83
1994 24.10
1995 25.19
1996 16.28
1997 29.70
1998 51.49
1999 18.40
2000 -0.11
2001 21.10
2002 57.07
2003 36.59
2004 4.53
2005 9.37
2006 20.00
2007 35.02
2008 26.80
2009 1.47
2010 7.72
2011 5.02
2012 1.47
2013 5.64
2014 4.95
2015 9.45
2016 6.93
2017 4.57
2018 6.87
2019 8.83

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Myanmar was 5.06 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.81 in 1989 and a minimum value of -2.65 in 2016.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1962 1.03
1963 0.80
1964 -1.37
1965 -1.08
1966 2.54
1967 9.68
1968 8.61
1969 2.21
1970 0.60
1971 -1.87
1972 -0.77
1973 5.37
1974 35.17
1975 31.55
1976 13.06
1977 5.71
1978 1.34
1979 3.28
1980 3.32
1981 2.88
1982 3.87
1983 2.63
1984 2.25
1985 2.02
1986 4.05
1987 13.92
1988 22.82
1989 44.81
1990 33.35
1991 21.18
1992 23.24
1993 29.71
1994 27.96
1995 20.65
1996 21.50
1997 29.07
1998 35.00
1999 28.35
2000 11.03
2001 14.37
2002 34.61
2003 28.72
2004 10.72
2005 12.01
2006 20.37
2007 22.59
2008 17.76
2009 8.76
2010 6.03
2011 8.68
2012 6.44
2013 3.80
2014 4.27
2015 8.37
2016 -2.65
2017 5.37
2018 5.45
2019 6.27
2020 5.06

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Myanmar was 5.06 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 35.00 in 1998 and -2.65 in 2016.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 33.35
1991 21.18
1992 23.24
1993 29.71
1994 27.96
1995 20.65
1996 21.50
1997 29.07
1998 35.00
1999 28.35
2000 11.03
2001 14.37
2002 34.61
2003 28.72
2004 10.72
2005 12.01
2006 20.37
2007 22.59
2008 17.76
2009 8.76
2010 6.03
2011 8.68
2012 6.44
2013 3.80
2014 4.27
2015 8.37
2016 -2.65
2017 5.37
2018 5.45
2019 6.27
2020 5.06

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices