Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 40.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Myanmar, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Myanmar is 40.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 115.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Myanmar peaked at 45.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1965.
Myanmar ranks 82nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.9% | — |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -49.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -38.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +357.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -57.6% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +280.2% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -24.7% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +55.4% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +21.0% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | +243.1% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -56.6% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +220.2% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +176.0% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +54.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | -18.6% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +12.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 40.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 40.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +357.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| 1968 | +280.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| 1973 | +243.1% | 2.9% | 9.9% |
| 1992 | +220.2% | 2.9% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 1.5% | 9.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 16.9% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 35.7% | 45.0% | 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)
- Food exports 28.6% (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 manufactures exports in Myanmar?
- Manufactures exports in Myanmar was 40.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1965.
- How does Myanmar rank for manufactures exports?
- Myanmar ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.