Structural features of the Myanmar economy through the lens of a 2017 Social Accounting Matrix

Dirk van Seventer, Finn Tarp, Khin Ohnmar Myint Thein, Soe Thie Nu Htwe and Nyaung Tai

No wp-2020-71, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Based on a recently constructed 2017 Social Accounting Matrix, we examine structural aspects of the Myanmar economy. The exposition ranges from industry, trade, household income, and expenditure to labour market issues. Agriculture remains dominant, accounting for about 50 per cent of employment although its contribution to gross domestic product is about 17 per cent. Services, both public and private, represent 55 per cent of gross domestic product and 33 per cent of employment.

Keywords: Balance of payments; Income distribution; Labour force survey; National accounts; Social Accounting Matrix; Supply table; Use table (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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