Cambodia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Cambodia vs Myanmar (Burma): Inflation
Inflation: 2.5% a year in Cambodia in 2025 and 27.6% a year in Myanmar (Burma) in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 25.5 percentage points, or 13 times that in Cambodia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Cambodia.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Cambodia at 3% a year and Myanmar (Burma) at 7.8% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Cambodia | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5 | 21.1 |
| 2024 | 0.8 | 29.6 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 27.6 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 9.6 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 2015 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 2.9 | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | -0.7 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | 25 | 20.9 |
| 2007 | 7.7 | 34.4 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 16.6 |
| 2005 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | 3.9 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1 | 47.5 |
| 2002 | -0 | 21.9 |
| 2001 | -0.1 | -19.8 |
| 2000 | -0.8 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 26.8 |
| 1998 | 12.9 | 47.3 |
| 1997 | 10.5 | – |
| 1996 | 7.1 | – |
| 1995 | 10.1 | – |
| 1994 | 10.4 | – |
| 1993 | 114.3 | – |
| 1992 | 75 | – |
| 1991 | 191 | – |
| 1990 | 141.8 | – |
| 1989 | 63.8 | – |
| 1988 | 23 | – |
| 1987 | -31.3 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Cambodia | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.6 | 20 |
| 2027 | 3.1 | 16 |
| 2028 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2029 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| 2030 | 3 | 7.8 |
| 2031 | 3 | 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
Cambodia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025