Vulnerability Profile of Myanmar

This report presents the vulnerability profile of Myanmar, as mandated in General Assembly resolution 59/209 of 20 December 2004, which stated that “after a country has fulfilled the criteria for graduation for the first time, UNCTAD is mandated to prepare a vulnerability profile on the identified country to be considered by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) at its following triennial review” (paragraph 3 (b)). The report aims to assist qualifying LDCs to increase their chances of achieving structural social and economic progress towards and beyond graduation from the LDC category. For UNCTAD, this involves the provision of country-specific analytical material on the implications of graduation; vulnerability assessments and resilience-building; relevant advisory services for policymakers; and assistance to qualifying countries and LDCs in general in preparing for the global landscape they will enter after graduation. [Revised and formatted version of Vulnerability Profile presented to the CDP ahead of its 2021 Plenary session.]