In 2020, the defense expenditure in Myanmar amounted to approximately 16.7 percent of the country's real government spending. This was a significant decrease from 2013, in which the expenditure on defense by the government of Myanmar equaled to approximately 28.1 percent of the total government spending.
Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2020
Note: According to the source, Myanmar implemented a managed floating exchange rate in 2012. Updated currency figures demonstrate relative effects on Real GDP in USD. Figures using Real GDP in USD are shown from 2012 only, for ease of interpretation.
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Department of Defence (Australia). (December 20, 2021). Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
Department of Defence (Australia). "Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2020." Chart. December 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
Department of Defence (Australia). (2021). Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
Department of Defence (Australia). "Government Defense Expenditure as a Share of Real Government Spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/
Department of Defence (Australia), Government defense expenditure as a share of real government spending in Myanmar from 2013 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050481/myanmar-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-real-government-spending/ (last visited August 17, 2022)
