Israel vs Myanmar (Burma)
Israel vs Myanmar (Burma): Government debt
Government debt: 67.9% of GDP in Israel in 2025 and 37.6% of GDP in Myanmar (Burma) in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Israel, by 21.9 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Israel at 72.7% of GDP and Myanmar (Burma) at 56% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Israel | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.9 | 52 |
| 2024 | 67.7 | 50.7 |
| 2023 | 61.9 | 53.2 |
| 2022 | 60.9 | 56 |
| 2021 | 68.2 | 63.4 |
| 2020 | 71.4 | 49.1 |
| 2019 | 59.5 | 37.6 |
| 2018 | 60.3 | 39.9 |
| 2017 | 60.1 | 41.9 |
| 2016 | 62 | 35.7 |
| 2015 | 63.2 | 36.6 |
| 2014 | 66.1 | 34.5 |
| 2013 | 66.4 | 44.9 |
| 2012 | 67.2 | 48 |
| 2011 | 67.5 | 49.9 |
| 2010 | 69.4 | 54.4 |
| 2009 | 73 | 56.4 |
| 2008 | 70.6 | 59.8 |
| 2007 | 71.2 | 77.4 |
| 2006 | 78.1 | 103.1 |
| 2005 | 85.7 | 119 |
| 2004 | 88.7 | 126.6 |
| 2003 | 90.1 | 146 |
| 2002 | 87.6 | 190.6 |
| 2001 | 81.4 | 262 |
| 2000 | 77.5 | 164.5 |
| 1999 | – | 150.7 |
| 1998 | – | 208.6 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Israel | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68.8 | 53.3 |
| 2027 | 69.5 | 54.6 |
| 2028 | 70.5 | 55.3 |
| 2029 | 71.2 | 55.3 |
| 2030 | 71.9 | 55.7 |
| 2031 | 72.7 | 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.
- Ranks count the 149 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
Israel vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025