Merchandise trade in Myanmar
Myanmar: Merchandise trade was 36.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Myanmar, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Myanmar is 36.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Myanmar peaked at 128.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1989.
Myanmar ranks 159th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.2% | — |
| 1961 | 72.2% | -19.1% |
| 1962 | 76.3% | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 84.1% | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 122.5% | +45.6% |
| 1965 | 128.6% | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 120.1% | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 59.0% | -50.9% |
| 1968 | 40.2% | -31.9% |
| 1969 | 51.9% | +29.3% |
| 1970 | 46.7% | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 50.0% | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 38.2% | -23.7% |
| 1973 | 32.9% | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 29.9% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 34.7% | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 32.1% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 52.3% | +62.8% |
| 1978 | 59.5% | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 74.5% | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 80.3% | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 75.8% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 54.6% | -28.0% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 37.8% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 31.5% | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -24.9% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | +39.8% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +82.9% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | +78.9% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +79.4% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | -45.1% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | -20.9% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.4% | 40.2% | 128.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.1% | 29.9% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 20.1% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 28.1% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 29.8% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 27.1% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 36.3% | 55.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More private sector data for Myanmar
- 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$), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 261.27 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Myanmar?
- Merchandise trade in Myanmar was 36.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 128.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1989.
- How does Myanmar rank for merchandise trade?
- Myanmar ranks 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.