Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 28.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Myanmar, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 28.6% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Myanmar peaked at 78.2% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2010.
That places Myanmar 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 77.1% | — |
| 1963 | 78.2% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 77.1% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 75.0% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 72.0% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 68.9% | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 58.3% | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 62.0% | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 65.8% | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 64.3% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 53.6% | -16.6% |
| 1973 | 32.7% | -39.0% |
| 1974 | 52.7% | +60.9% |
| 1975 | 58.9% | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 64.2% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 53.4% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -67.6% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +64.1% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +28.9% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | -22.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 28.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 28.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.7%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.1% | 58.3% | 78.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 56.0% | 32.7% | 65.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 17.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 26.7% | 36.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More private sector data for Myanmar
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.58 billion current US$ (2019)
- Manufactures exports 40.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.46 billion current US$ (2019)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 278.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1873 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Myanmar?
- Food exports in Myanmar was 28.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 1963.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
- How does Myanmar rank for food exports?
- Myanmar ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.