Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Myanmar
Myanmar: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 7 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Myanmar, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, discount rate, percent per annum in Myanmar stood at 7. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Myanmar peaked at 15 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 28th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5 | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 15 | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | -30.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 78% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 7 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12, 3.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.61 | 11 | 15 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.8 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More financial sector data for Myanmar
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1985)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1985)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1985)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1985)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Myanmar?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Myanmar was 7 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 1996.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.