Myanmar

Myanmar for the first time met the graduation criteria at the 2018 triennial review of the Committee for Development Policy. If the country again meets the criteria in 2021 it could be recommended for graduation.

Graduation Process of Myanmar

2018

Year 0

1ST TRIENNIAL REVIEW

Country meets the criteria for graduation for the first time and CDP finds country eligible

2019-21

Year 1-3

A vulnerability profile of the country is prepared by UNCTAD
Ex-ante impact assessment is prepared by UN-DESA
Country provides comments on drafts of the UNCTAD profile and the DESA assessment (optional). Country may present its view on graduation at the CDP expert group meeting preceding the second triennial review

2021

Year 3

2ND TRIENNIAL REVIEW

Country meets the criteria for graduation for the second time and CDP confirms the eligibility
CDP submits recommendation for graduation to ECOSOC, taking into account graduation criteria and additional information (country statements, DESA assessment and UNCTAD profile)
ECOSOC endorses the CDP recommendation
UN General Assembly takes note of the CDP recommendation

2021-23

Year 3-6

Graduating country establishes consultative mechanism, prepares smooth transition strategy and optionally reports to the CDP on the preparation of the strategy with assistance from UN System
Development and trading partners participate in consultative mechanism and provide targeted assistance
CDP monitors development progress of the country during the period and reports annually to ECOSOC

GRADUATION

Graduation becomes effective, country is no longer in the LDC category

Graduated country implements and monitors the transition strategy and voluntarily submits progress reports to CDP on implementation
CDP monitors development progress of graduated country and reports to ECOSOC
Development and trading partners and the UN system support the implementation of the transition strategy, avoiding abrupt reduction of LDC-specific support

Myanmar meets all three graduation criteria, as shown in the diagrams below.

Country snapshot of Myanmar

Gross national income (GNI) per capita*

Value: $ 1,255

Thresholds:

Inclusion: $ 1,025

Graduation: $ 1,230

Income-only: $ 2,460

Human assets index (HAI)*

Value: 68.5

Thresholds:

Inclusion: 62 or below

Graduation: 66 or above

HAI indicators*

Under-five mortality rate

Value: 50.8

Index: 75.3

Source: UN IAG for Child Mortality Estimation

Gross secondary school enrolment ratio

Value: 51.3

Index: 45.9

Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population undernourished

Value: 16.9

Index: 80.2

Source: FAO

Adult literacy rate

Value: 75.6

Index: 67.4

Source: UNESCO

Maternal mortality rate

Value: 178

Index: 85.5

Source: UN IAG for Maternal Mortality

Economic vulnerability index (EVI)*

Value: 31.7

Thresholds:

Inclusion: 36 or above

Graduation: 32 or below

EVI indicators*

Population

Value: 52,885,223

Index: 9.8

Source: UN/DESA, Population Division

Share of population in low elevated coastal zones

Value: 11.0

Index: 31.4

Source: CIESIN

Remoteness

Value: 42.1

Index: 40.1

Source: CDP

Instability of exports of goods and services

Value: 13.7

Index: 29.0

Source: UN/DESA, Statistics Division

Merchandise export concentration

Value: 0.35

Index: 29.8

Source: UNCTAD

Victims of natural disasters

Value: 0.626

Index: 63.5

Source: EM-DAT

Share of agriculture, forestry and fishing in GDP

Value: 26.6

Index: 43.4

Source: UN/DESA, Statistics Division

Instability of agricultural production

Value: 4.2

Index: 14.6

Source: FAO