Japan vs Myanmar: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 60.0% against 59.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Myanmar ahead.
Japan ranks 115th and Myanmar ranks 113th of 196 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8% | 77.7% | 55.9% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 82.2% | 60.4% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 82.2% | 38.0% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 71.6% | 14.8% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 66.2% | 12.3% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 58.9% | 1.4% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Japan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 60.0% against 59.9% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Japan and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Japan ranks 115th and Myanmar ranks 113th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.