Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 240,399 current LCU per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Myanmar, 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2020, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Myanmar stood at 240,399 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 175,375.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Myanmar peaked at 240,399 current LCU per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -329.1 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Myanmar ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.68 current LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | -1.15 current LCU per person | -168.5% |
| 1972 | -7.54 current LCU per person | +555.0% |
| 1973 | -9.1 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 1.32 current LCU per person | -114.5% |
| 1975 | -5.04 current LCU per person | -480.6% |
| 1976 | -27.28 current LCU per person | +441.2% |
| 1977 | -52.03 current LCU per person | +90.7% |
| 1978 | -45.54 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 1979 | -81.61 current LCU per person | +79.2% |
| 1980 | -66.78 current LCU per person | -18.2% |
| 1981 | -99.98 current LCU per person | +49.7% |
| 1982 | -132.05 current LCU per person | +32.1% |
| 1983 | -171.59 current LCU per person | +29.9% |
| 1984 | -175.65 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | -203.48 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 1986 | -245.38 current LCU per person | +20.6% |
| 1987 | -257 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | -273.52 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1989 | -300.59 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 1990 | -329.1 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | -271.02 current LCU per person | -17.6% |
| 1992 | -253.41 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 1993 | -267.65 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | -272.75 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | -249.18 current LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 1996 | -267.74 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1997 | -248.85 current LCU per person | -7.1% |
| 1998 | -196.73 current LCU per person | -20.9% |
| 1999 | -221.65 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 2000 | -223.99 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | -195.45 current LCU per person | -12.7% |
| 2002 | -172.42 current LCU per person | -11.8% |
| 2003 | -203.41 current LCU per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | -210.32 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | -217.2 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | -148.09 current LCU per person | -31.8% |
| 2007 | -38.1 current LCU per person | -74.3% |
| 2008 | 50.23 current LCU per person | -231.8% |
| 2009 | 114.9 current LCU per person | +128.8% |
| 2010 | 137 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 496.82 current LCU per person | +262.6% |
| 2012 | 111,070 current LCU per person | +22256.1% |
| 2013 | 111,245 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 147,218 current LCU per person | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 203,429 current LCU per person | +38.2% |
| 2016 | 183,783 current LCU per person | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 180,685 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 209,874 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 204,830 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 240,399 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 240,399 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,725 current LCU per person, 10.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 240,399 current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,546 current LCU per person, 5.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +22256.1% | 496.82 current LCU per person | 111,070 current LCU per person |
| 1972 | -555.0% | -1.15 current LCU per person | -7.54 current LCU per person |
| 1975 | -480.6% | 1.32 current LCU per person | -5.04 current LCU per person |
| 1976 | -441.2% | -5.04 current LCU per person | -27.28 current LCU per person |
| 2011 | +262.6% | 137 current LCU per person | 496.82 current LCU per person |
| 2008 | +231.8% | -38.1 current LCU per person | 50.23 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -22.63 current LCU per person | -81.61 current LCU per person | 1.68 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -192.6 current LCU per person | -300.59 current LCU per person | -66.78 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -257.81 current LCU per person | -329.1 current LCU per person | -196.73 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -124.39 current LCU per person | -223.99 current LCU per person | 114.9 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,277 current LCU per person | 137 current LCU per person | 209,874 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 240,399 current LCU per person | 240,399 current LCU per person | 240,399 current LCU per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 36 Vanuatu 292,219 current LCU per person compare
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 266,747 current LCU per person compare
- 38 Czechia 250,494 current LCU per person compare
- 40 Djibouti 237,656 current LCU per person compare
- 41 Cape Verde 225,049 current LCU per person compare
- 42 Rwanda 220,783 current LCU per person compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Myanmar?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Myanmar was 240,399 current LCU per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 240,399 current LCU per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -329.1 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175,375.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.