Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Myanmar
Myanmar: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 6.70 billion in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Myanmar, 1970–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Myanmar is 6.70 billion, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 166.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Myanmar peaked at 6.70 billion in 2010 and was at its lowest, -13.10 billion, in 1990.
Myanmar ranks 127th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.71 million | — |
| 1971 | -32.01 million | -170.0% |
| 1972 | -214.34 million | +569.6% |
| 1973 | -264.22 million | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 39.20 million | -114.8% |
| 1975 | -152.10 million | -488.0% |
| 1976 | -839.11 million | +451.7% |
| 1977 | -1.63 billion | +94.4% |
| 1978 | -1.46 billion | -10.7% |
| 1979 | -2.66 billion | +82.7% |
| 1980 | -2.22 billion | -16.6% |
| 1981 | -3.39 billion | +52.6% |
| 1982 | -4.55 billion | +34.5% |
| 1983 | -6.03 billion | +32.5% |
| 1984 | -6.31 billion | +4.5% |
| 1985 | -7.45 billion | +18.2% |
| 1986 | -9.16 billion | +22.9% |
| 1987 | -9.76 billion | +6.6% |
| 1988 | -10.56 billion | +8.2% |
| 1989 | -11.79 billion | +11.6% |
| 1990 | -13.10 billion | +11.2% |
| 1991 | -10.95 billion | -16.5% |
| 1992 | -10.38 billion | -5.2% |
| 1993 | -11.11 billion | +7.0% |
| 1994 | -11.47 billion | +3.3% |
| 1995 | -10.62 billion | -7.4% |
| 1996 | -11.55 billion | +8.8% |
| 1997 | -10.88 billion | -5.9% |
| 1998 | -8.71 billion | -20.0% |
| 1999 | -9.93 billion | +14.0% |
| 2000 | -10.14 billion | +2.2% |
| 2001 | -8.95 billion | -11.8% |
| 2002 | -7.98 billion | -10.9% |
| 2003 | -9.50 billion | +19.1% |
| 2004 | -9.90 billion | +4.3% |
| 2005 | -10.31 billion | +4.1% |
| 2006 | -7.08 billion | -31.3% |
| 2007 | -1.84 billion | -74.0% |
| 2008 | 2.43 billion | -232.1% |
| 2009 | 5.57 billion | +129.4% |
| 2010 | 6.70 billion | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -716.47 million | -2.66 billion | 45.71 million | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.12 billion | -11.79 billion | -2.22 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.87 billion | -13.10 billion | -8.71 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.77 billion | -10.31 billion | 5.57 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.70 billion | 6.70 billion | 6.70 billion | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More financial sector data for Myanmar
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.1 % change on previous year (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 771.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.15 million current LCU per person (2020)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.2 % change on previous year (2020)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 161.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 240,399 current LCU per person (2020)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Myanmar?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Myanmar was 6.70 billion in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.70 billion in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.10 billion in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Myanmar ranks 127th out of 178 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.