CNI News

3 July 2025

The GDP of the country has been expected to reach US$81.6 billion in the 2025-26 fiscal year, and the target is to increase it by about US$5.2 billion, said the SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. 

He said that a country's economy is measured by GDP, and that in the 2024-25 fiscal year, the country's GDP was 76.4 billion US dollars, and it is expected to reach 81.6 billion US dollars in the 2025-26 fiscal year, aiming to increase by about 5.2 billion US dollars.

The SAC Chairman made the remarks at a business coordination meeting held on July 2, 2025 to improve the country's economy. 

"While we are working to meet our goals, the World Bank previously projected our country's economy to grow by 2.5%, but now estimates it could shrink by as much as -2.5%. It has been found that the data they have calculated is inaccurate and incomplete. What's important for our country is that we really need to work," he said.

He pointed out that Belarus' GDP is US$73.1 billion, and its agricultural exports earn between US$6.8 billion and US$8.2 billion, while Myanmar's agricultural exports earn only about US$4.8 billion.

The World Bank expects the country's GDP to decline, but if the country's residents make efforts, the country's GDP will increase. 

Moreover, In comparison with ASEAN countries and neighboring countries, Myanmar's GDP is low. So, it is necessary to make every effort to improve manufacturing in order to increase GDP, he said.