Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Myanmar
Myanmar: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 7.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Myanmar, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Myanmar stood at 7.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Myanmar peaked at 45.3% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2014.
Myanmar ranks 118th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.6% | — |
| 1961 | 30.9% | -25.7% |
| 1962 | 36.5% | +18.0% |
| 1963 | 35.2% | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 31.6% | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 33.5% | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 45.3% | +35.1% |
| 1967 | 38.1% | -15.8% |
| 1968 | 36.7% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 35.6% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 34.7% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 36.1% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 36.8% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 15.4% | -58.2% |
| 1974 | 29.7% | +92.6% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -77.2% |
| 1976 | 21.5% | +218.1% |
| 1977 | 34.2% | +59.1% |
| 1978 | 15.2% | -55.7% |
| 1979 | 21.1% | +39.5% |
| 1980 | 25.5% | +20.5% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +46.1% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +73.3% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +108.8% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -75.6% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +82.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 7.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 7.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +218.1% | 6.8% | 21.5% |
| 2012 | +108.8% | 15.9% | 33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.5% | 30.9% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 6.8% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 19.7% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 15.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 13.6% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 5.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Myanmar?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Myanmar was 7.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2014.
- How does Myanmar rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Myanmar ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.