Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Myanmar
Myanmar: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 51.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Myanmar, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Myanmar is 51.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Myanmar peaked at 76.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1972.
That places Myanmar 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.2% | — |
| 1961 | 36.8% | +40.3% |
| 1962 | 23.1% | -37.2% |
| 1963 | 25.3% | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 32.0% | +26.7% |
| 1965 | 30.9% | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 17.6% | -43.0% |
| 1967 | 21.4% | +21.4% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | -49.2% |
| 1969 | 7.5% | -31.1% |
| 1970 | 13.5% | +81.2% |
| 1971 | 13.1% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | -66.1% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +70.3% |
| 1974 | 23.6% | +212.1% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 36.9% | +35.2% |
| 1977 | 20.5% | -44.4% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | -36.3% |
| 1979 | 19.6% | +50.3% |
| 1980 | 17.7% | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | +80.7% |
| 1991 | 26.9% | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 27.2% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +69.7% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -55.7% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +109.5% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +46.9% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +5.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 51.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 51.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.9%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +212.1% | 7.6% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 7.5% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.0% | 4.4% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 13.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 10.3% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 47.8% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 49.1% | 58.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 19 El Salvador 54.3% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 54.2% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 52.1% compare
- 23 Aruba 51.8% compare
- 24 Montenegro 51.6% compare
- 25 Vanuatu 49.0% 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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Myanmar?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Myanmar was 51.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1972.
- How does Myanmar rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Myanmar ranks 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.