Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
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 over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
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, 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 between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 337.80 million current US$, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Myanmar ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.