International tourism, expenditures in Myanmar
Myanmar: International tourism, expenditures was 1.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Myanmar, 1997–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures in Myanmar stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of up 95.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Myanmar peaked at 2.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.5% | — |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -26.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +30.4% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +89.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -61.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +45.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -43.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 162 Belarus 1.4% compare
- 163 Montenegro 1.3% compare
- 164 Indonesia 1.2% compare
- 166 Botswana 1.2% compare
- 167 Bangladesh 1.2% compare
- 168 Netherlands 1.1% compare
More private sector data for Myanmar
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 36.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 35.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Myanmar?
- International tourism, expenditures in Myanmar was 1.2% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Myanmar ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.