Argentina vs Myanmar (Burma)
Argentina vs Myanmar (Burma): Inflation
Inflation: 41.9% a year in Argentina in 2025 and 27.6% a year in Myanmar (Burma) in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Argentina, by 105.9 percentage points, or 4.84 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 7.5% a year and Myanmar (Burma) at 7.8% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Argentina | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.9 | 21.1 |
| 2024 | 219.9 | 29.6 |
| 2023 | 133.5 | 27.6 |
| 2022 | 72.4 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | 48.4 | 9.6 |
| 2020 | 42 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 53.6 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 34.3 | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 25.7 | 4 |
| 2016 | – | 6.8 |
| 2015 | – | 10 |
| 2014 | – | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 10.6 | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | 6.3 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | 8.6 | 20.9 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 34.4 |
| 2006 | 10.9 | 16.6 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | 4.4 | 8 |
| 2003 | 13.4 | 47.5 |
| 2002 | 25.9 | 21.9 |
| 2001 | -1.1 | -19.8 |
| 2000 | -0.9 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | -1.2 | 26.8 |
| 1998 | 0.9 | 47.3 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Argentina | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.5 | 20 |
| 2027 | 21.2 | 16 |
| 2028 | 14.8 | 10 |
| 2029 | 9.6 | 7.8 |
| 2030 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| 2031 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025