Myanmar (Burma) vs South Korea

Myanmar (Burma) vs South Korea: Inflation

Inflation: 27.6% a year in Myanmar (Burma) in 2023 and 2.1% a year in South Korea in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 24 percentage points, or 7.67 times that in South Korea.

Myanmar (Burma)South Korea
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% a year · IMF · log scale

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
LinearLog
Projection
Myanmar (Burma) vs South Korea: InflationInflation: 27.6% a year in Myanmar (Burma) in 2023 and 2.1% a year in South Korea in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 24 percentage points, or 7.67 times that in South Korea.
Myanmar (Burma)South KoreaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

Latest figures

% a year · IMF

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025Projected
Myanmar (Burma)27.6 20236.4—7.8 2031
South Korea2.1 20250.7113 of 1792 2031

What the numbers say

  • Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2013, when it overtook South Korea.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 7.8% a year and South Korea at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMyanmar (Burma)South Korea
202521.12.1
202429.62.3
202327.63.6
202227.25.1
20219.62.5
20202.30.5
20199.10.4
20187.31.5
201741.9
20166.81
2015100.7
20145.71.3
20136.41.3
20120.42.2
20116.84
20105.92.9
20093.72.8
200820.94.7
200734.42.5
200616.62.2
20056.92.8
200483.6
200347.53.5
200221.92.8
2001-19.84.1
20004.32.3
199926.80.8
199847.37.5
1997–4.4
1996–4.9
1995–4.5
1994–6.3
1993–4.8
1992–6.2
1991–9.3
1990–8.6
1989–5.7
1988–7.1
1987–3
1986–2.8
1985–2.5
1984–2.3
1983–3.4
1982–7.2
1981–21.4
1980–28.7
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMyanmar (Burma)South Korea
2026202.7
2027162.3
2028102
20297.82
20307.82
20317.82

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.

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