Is Myanmar poor?

Data show that in the first five months of 20 19, 260,000 tourists from China visited Myanmar. For China people, their first impression of Myanmar is poverty. But more than 80 years ago, Myanmar was a truly rich country in Asia. The biggest tragedy is not that Myanmar has regressed from wealth to poverty, but that all this is almost caused by the Burmese themselves.

In 20 18, Myanmar's per capita GDP just exceeded 1300 USD, making it one of the poorest countries in the world.

According to the official data of Myanmar, nearly 1/4 people live below the poverty line. In other words, of the total population of more than 53 million,130 thousand is poor. This poverty line means that the daily living expenses are less than 1500 kyats, which is about 7 yuan RMB. Like Chin State with the highest poverty rate, the poverty rate is as high as 58%.

The infrastructure construction in Myanmar is very imperfect, and many local families do not have modern appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, mobile phones and computers. Because only about 4 million households in China100000 households have access to electricity, and most of the rest of the population rely on candles and kerosene lamps for lighting.

15-18th century, known as the bully in Southeast Asia. Once, he almost killed his neighbor Thailand; The Qing Dynasty fought against the vassal Burma and even lost several times. The confident Emperor Qianlong felt "depressed".

In 1930s, Myanmar's per capita GDP was already very high, reaching more than 700 US dollars, which was also very high in the world at that time, even close to the present level!

Agriculture in Myanmar is the foundation of the national economy, and the arable land area is about180,000 hectares. At present, there are still more than 4 million hectares of Kugaji to be developed, and the agricultural output value accounts for about 40% of the GDP. The main crops are rice, wheat, corn, peanuts, sesame, cotton, beans, sugar cane, oil palm, tobacco and jute.

According to the data of the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar, in fiscal year 20 15/20 16, Myanmar exported rice1500,000 tons, and the total export value of agricultural products was US$ 2.5 billion. In the first ten months of fiscal year 20 17/20 18 (April 20 17 to June 20 18), Myanmar exported 2.82 million tons of rice, with an export value of 876 million US dollars. According to the data of Myanmar Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, as of 20 15, the forest coverage rate in Myanmar is 45%.

Myanmar is a country with strong religious consciousness. In the streets and alleys of Myanmar, you can see monks wearing tulle and holding black umbrellas anytime and anywhere. There are more than 100 monks in China, and there are more than 20,000 monks in Yangon and Mandalay alone, with an average of one monk among 300 people. Every Buddhist must become a monk when he reaches a certain age.

Only when society recognizes him as an adult can he enjoy the right to get married. The age of becoming a monk is generally around 10, and the time of becoming a monk has been shortened from one year to seven days. You can also be a monk for months, years, or even a lifetime. The procedure of becoming a monk is very simple. Therefore, there is a saying in Myanmar that it is easy to become a monk and easy to return to the customs.