Average inflation measured by CPI fell 3.33% to 5.80% in Myanmar in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Myanmar reached an all time high of 6.00% in 2018 and an all time low of -0.060% in 1978. When compared to Myanmar's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in China amounted to 2.38%, 4.89% in India, 4.48% in Laos and 0.916% in Thailand in 2019.
Myanmar has been ranked 36th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 83 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit |
Bangladesh | % |
Cambodia | % |
China | % |
India | % |
Japan | % |
Laos | % |
Malaysia | % |
Myanmar | % |
Pakistan | % |
Russia | % |
Sri Lanka | % |
Thailand | % |
USA | % |
Vietnam | % |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
5.56% | 6.15% | 9.05% | 6.80% | 6.00% | ||||||||||||||||
2.92% | 5.21% | 3.82% | 3.04% | 3.04% | ||||||||||||||||
0.853% | 2.17% | 2.24% | 1.86% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
5.51% | 6.89% | 5.14% | 4.36% | 4.13% | ||||||||||||||||
-0.235% | 1.99% | 1.39% | 1.04% | 0.996% | ||||||||||||||||
3.75% | 15.0% | 9.00% | 4.00% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||
2.48% | 3.23% | 2.81% | 2.37% | 2.40% | ||||||||||||||||
3.64% | 16.2% | 13.3% | 7.83% | 7.83% | ||||||||||||||||
8.90% | 12.1% | 19.9% | 10.0% | 7.71% | ||||||||||||||||
6.69% | 13.8% | 5.04% | 4.00% | 4.00% | ||||||||||||||||
5.96% | 48.2% | 29.5% | 5.98% | 5.87% | ||||||||||||||||
1.23% | 6.33% | 2.82% | 1.45% | 2.30% | ||||||||||||||||
4.69% | 8.05% | 3.51% | 2.23% | 2.04% | ||||||||||||||||
1.83% | 3.76% | 3.92% | 3.50% | 3.50% |