Burma (Myanmar): Tax revenue

The latest value from 2019 is 6.02 percent, an increase from 2.76 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 16.67 percent, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Burma (Myanmar) from 1973 to 2019 is 6.03 percent. The minimum value, 2 percent, was reached in 2002 while the maximum of 10.46 percent was recorded in 1977. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.