MYANMAR
Aid fact sheet: Updated October 2017
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2016-17 Estimated Outcome ($m)*
2017-18 Budget Estimate ($m)*
Country Programs 42.4 42.1
Regional 9.2 7.9
Global 25.9 15.9
Other Government Departments 0.5 0.5
Total Australian ODA to Country 78.0 66.4
% of Total Australian ODA 2.0% 1.7%
$66.4 MILLION ESTIMATED AUSTRALIAN ODA 2017-18 US$1,190 (2015)*GROSS NATIONAL INCOME PER CAPITA
52.9 MILLION (2016)* POPULATION
Australia’s aid to Myanmar supports Myanmar’s reform agenda. This assistance is delivered in a complex and fragile development
environment. In addition to our aid program, trade and investment links are expanding.
Strategic direction
Myanmar is taking forward a challenging set of economic and political reforms and is pursuing a nationwide peace process. It is in the interests of Australia, Myanmar and the region for Myanmar to continue its democratic transition and move towards prosperity. The objectives of Australia’s aid program in Myanmar are to:
• enhance human development by improving access to quality education;
• promote peace and stability through support to the peace process and democratic institutions and the provision of humanitarian assistance; and
• promote inclusive economic growth and government management.
Gender equality is a focus across all activities. Australia’s aid program priorities align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4, SDG 8 and SDG 16 on education, inclusive economic growth and peace.
Program highlights
• Provided school grants to over 47,000 schools, reaching approximately 9 million children.
• Provided 158,000 disadvantaged students with stipends to enable them to continue their education.
• Enabled 60,000 women to access gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health services in Kachin, Shan and Rakhine States.
• Provided life-saving assistance to 246,660 people affected by protracted crises in 2016.
• Helped increase incomes for about 342,000 Myanmar households.
• Better managed 2017 national by-elections held in 19 seats.
• Passing of legislation important for increasing private sector investment in Myanmar.
Australia has provided 231 Australia Awards since 2011 for Myanmar students to study in Australia, including 55 new Awards in 2017. We supported deployment of 36 Australian Volunteers for International Development in Myanmar in 2016-17.
Key framework document
Australia’s Aid Investment Plan for Myanmar 2015 - 2020
* Data from https://data.worldbank.org/country/myanmar ODA = Official Development Assistance
13%
3%
12%
32%
5%
26%
9% Infrastructure and Trade
Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Effective Governance
Education Health
Building Resilience
General Development Support
Australian ODA to Myanmar, by Investment Priorities 2017-18
Statistics reflect Australia’s full portfolio of aid activities in Myanmar including bilateral, regional and globally - funded investments.
*Due to rounding, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.
