• Macro data:

    1. Myanmar Information System (MMSIS): A website by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of Myanmar which provides aggregate data. The main data categories are trade, production, prices and inflation, national income, investment, labour and employment, social services, finance, geographic, demographic, and survey.

  • Micro data:

  1. UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Survey: MICS is a survey with focus on the wellbeing of women and children but also includes development variables. The data include household characteristics, housing characteristics and living environment (drinking water, sanitation facilities), access to electricity and internet, assets (TV, radio, telephone, computer), reproductive and maternal health (adolescent birth, miscarriage, contraception, HIV, etc.), child health, nutrition, and development (breastfeeding, immunization, diet, literacy, etc.), household violence and exploitation, and social transfers. For Laos, data from MICS1 (1995), MICS2 (2000), and MICS3 (2009-10) are available.
    Type: Household data, Access:
    Application required, Cost: Free

  2. World Bank Global Findex Database: Datasets with focus on financial access and financial service usage. In 2017, almost 150,000 people were surveyed (approximately 1,000 from each of 144 countries). Data include individual’s characteristics and financial behavior (ownership and/or usage) on credit card, debit card, borrowing account, deposit account, mobile and online financial services, and payments and remittances. For Myanmar, data from 2014 and 2017 are available.
    Type: Household data, Access: Application required (
    2014 and 2017), Cost: Free

  3. World Bank COVID-19 High Frequency Phone Survey of Households: The 6-round survey was conducted to track the impacts of COVID-19. 6 rounds of survey were conducted every 1-2 months. The survey focuses on topics such as food security, changes in employment, income loss, access to safety nets, and household coping strategies. For the data webpage, please follow this link.
    Type: Household data, Access:
    Downloadable without registration, Cost: Free

  4. World Bank Enterprise Surveys: Enterprise Surveys launched by the World Bank offer an expansive array of economic data on 171,000 firms in 149 countries. The surveys collect information about a country's business environment, how it is experienced by individual firms, how it changes over time, and the various constraints to firm performance and growth. The full data sets are available at the firm level. For Myanmar, data from the Enterprise Survey (2014, 2016, 2014-16 Panel), Informal Survey (2014), Micro-enterprise Survey (2014) are available.
    Type: Firm data, Access:
    Application required, Cost: Free