Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Myanmar
16.44 billion current US$
in 2023
Sri Lanka
16.10 billion current US$
in 2023
Myanmar rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
91st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Myanmar
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 16.44 billion current US$ against 16.10 billion current US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 337.80 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Myanmar ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 206 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 177.86 million current US$ 319.32 million current US$ 141.46 million current US$ Sri Lanka
1970s 233.51 million current US$ 581.83 million current US$ 348.33 million current US$ Sri Lanka
1980s 352.56 million current US$ 1.89 billion current US$ 1.53 billion current US$ Sri Lanka
1990s 1.82 billion current US$ 4.14 billion current US$ 2.32 billion current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 2.64 billion current US$ 7.94 billion current US$ 5.30 billion current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s 13.85 billion current US$ 17.71 billion current US$ 3.86 billion current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 16.43 billion current US$ 17.23 billion current US$ 797.02 million current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
Myanmar, at 16.44 billion current US$ against 16.10 billion current US$ in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
337.80 million current US$, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Myanmar ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.