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Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Myanmar: trade and investment
Current account is 0.1% (2019). Merchandise exports is $15.3bn (2025), 89th of 206 in the world and 16th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. High-tech exports is 5.2% (2024), 99th of 170 in the world and 19th of 25 in East Asia & Pacific.
Current account
Myanmar
Merchandise exports
Myanmar
10 indicators
Trade & investment: Myanmar in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 0.1%2019 | — | — | -2.4% | 3.2% | 0.1%2019 | −2.6 ppsince 2009 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $15.3bn2025 | 89/206 | 16/37 | $1.6bn | $8.7bn | $16.7bn | +34%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $1.1tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 5.2%2024 | 99/170 | 19/25 | · | 0.0% | 3.2% | +4.6 ppsince 2014 | 34.6% | 14.7% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 21.5%2025 | 36/172 | 7/25 | · | 35.2% | 20.3% | −23.0 ppsince 2015 | 4.2% | 24.8% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 28.6%2025 | 53/172 | 5/25 | · | 17.3% | 28.5% | −3.3 ppsince 2015 | 4.4% | 13.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 0.8%2022 | 175/184 | 25/29 | 4.1% | 2.4% | 1.0%2021 | −4.0 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 1.3%2025 | 129/197 | 20/32 | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2.4% | −5.5 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 3.4%2019 | — | — | 1.1% | 0.2% | 3.4%2019 | +3.3 ppsince 2009 | 0.4% | 5.8% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 903,0002020 | 101/196 | 16/35 | 416,000 | 792,000 | 903,000 | +14%since 2010 | 491m | 208m | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $2.5bn2019 | 46/177 | 13/31 | $195m | $91.0m | $2.5bn2019 | +3,235%since 2009 | — | $145bn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Myanmar and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Myanmar. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Myanmar | India | China | Bangladesh | Thailand | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | 0.1%2019 | -0.5%2025 | 3.8%2025 | 0.0%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 11.1%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $15.3bn2025 | $445bn2025 | $3.8tn2025 | $48.2bn2025 | $340bn2025 | $12.4bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 5.2%2024 | 18.6%2024 | 26.3%2024 | 0.5%2018 | 28.3%2024 | 7.4%2023 |
| Fuel exports | 21.5%2025 | 13.1%2025 | 1.4%2025 | 1.1%2018 | 2.4%2025 | 1.8%2023 |
| Food exports | 28.6%2025 | 11.9%2025 | 2.3%2025 | 3.4%2018 | 13.3%2025 | 23.2%2023 |
| Average tariff | 0.8%2022 | 4.6%2022 | 2.2%2022 | 10.6%2022 | 3.7%2022 | 1.4%2022 |
| FDI inflows | 1.3%2025 | 1.0%2025 | 0.4%2025 | 0.4%2025 | 3.2%2025 | 7.7%2025 |
| Remittances | 3.4%2019 | 3.8%2025 | 0.2%2025 | 7.4%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 2.6%2025 |
| Tourist arrivals | 903,0002020 | 17.9m2019 | 30.4m2020 | 323,0002019 | 39.9m2019 | 886,4002020 |