Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 10.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Myanmar, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 10.4% for food imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Myanmar peaked at 29.4% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1968.
That places Myanmar 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 13.4% | — |
| 1963 | 12.3% | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 29.4% | +138.5% |
| 1965 | 14.7% | -50.0% |
| 1966 | 13.2% | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 14.5% | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 5.1% | -64.5% |
| 1969 | 5.6% | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 7.0% | +26.5% |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -24.9% |
| 1973 | 7.4% | +33.4% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | +42.3% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | -30.3% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +32.6% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +60.2% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -51.7% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +69.0% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -19.3% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +6.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 10.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 10.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.9%, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 5.1% | 29.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 5.6% | 10.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 7.2% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 9.7% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More private sector data for Myanmar
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.58 billion current US$ (2019)
- Food exports 28.6% (2025)
- 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 imports in Myanmar?
- Food imports in Myanmar was 10.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 1964.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1968.
- How does Myanmar rank for food imports?
- Myanmar ranks 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.