Egypt vs Myanmar (Burma)
Egypt vs Myanmar (Burma): Government debt
Government debt: 90.9% of GDP in Egypt in 2024 and 37.6% of GDP in Myanmar (Burma) in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Egypt, by 42.5 percentage points, or 2.13 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Egypt at 71.5% of GDP and Myanmar (Burma) at 56% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Egypt | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.9 | 50.7 |
| 2023 | 95.9 | 53.2 |
| 2022 | 88.5 | 56 |
| 2021 | 89.9 | 63.4 |
| 2020 | 86.2 | 49.1 |
| 2019 | 80.1 | 37.6 |
| 2018 | 88 | 39.9 |
| 2017 | 97.8 | 41.9 |
| 2016 | 91.6 | 35.7 |
| 2015 | 83.8 | 36.6 |
| 2014 | 80.9 | 34.5 |
| 2013 | 79.8 | 44.9 |
| 2012 | 69.9 | 48 |
| 2011 | 72.8 | 49.9 |
| 2010 | 69.6 | 54.4 |
| 2009 | 69.5 | 56.4 |
| 2008 | 66.8 | 59.8 |
| 2007 | 76.3 | 77.4 |
| 2006 | 85.9 | 103.1 |
| 2005 | 98.3 | 119 |
| 2004 | 96.5 | 126.6 |
| 2003 | 97.1 | 146 |
| 2002 | 85.8 | 190.6 |
| 2001 | 79.2 | 262 |
| 2000 | 71.7 | 164.5 |
| 1999 | 72.4 | 150.7 |
| 1998 | 73.8 | 208.6 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Egypt | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.8 | 52 |
| 2026 | 84 | 53.3 |
| 2027 | 82.9 | 54.6 |
| 2028 | 81.4 | 55.3 |
| 2029 | 78 | 55.3 |
| 2030 | 75 | 55.7 |
| 2031 | 71.5 | 56 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025