Country export capability

Myanmar
export capability

A reported view of Myanmar's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

MMR1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsEconomy and income contracted
Latest exports$18.3B2024 reported value
Latest imports$19.6B2024 reported value
Trade balance-$1.3BExports minus imports
Export growth-12.9%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Myanmar export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Myanmar recorded $18.3B in exports and $19.6B in imports. The resulting -$1.3B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed -12.9% year on year and show a calculated -0.6% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

China received $6.0B in reported exports, representing 32.6% of the latest country total. Non-knitted clothing was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $3.2B and 17.3% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Myanmar's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$74.1B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$1.4KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population54.5MReported population
Labor force26KReported labor force
Investment rate29%National investment rate
Savings rate31%National savings rate
Trade openness27.6%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP13.4%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education37.6%Education context
Tertiary education17%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Myanmar
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
ChinaCHNHigh attention60%32.7%28.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
IndiaINDHigh attention72.8%10.1%51.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
United KingdomGBRHigh attention79.8%42.5%Not reportedTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
SpainESPHigh attention81.2%40.2%1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
ItalyITAHigh attention67.1%26%1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
JapanJPNHigh attention83.6%26.3%1.5%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
MalaysiaMYSHigh attention73.8%26.3%10.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHigh attention74.6%38.3%4.4%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
Côte d\'IvoireCIVCritical attention100%74.6%7.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
ThailandTHAHigh attention98.2%36.7%27%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Myanmar
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.0B0.1%Growing -2.6%
2ChinaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$291.6B$98.6B0%Accelerating -6.7%
3ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating +10.5%
4ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating +20.6%
5ChinaHS6 710812 · Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$80.8B$64.9B0%Slowing +2.4%
6ChinaHS6 120190 · Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$47.8B$62.4B0%Growing -13.5%
7ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing +4%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Declining +60.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Myanmar.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Myanmar
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
12711HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$3.0B16.6%7
20713HS4 detail codeVegetables (07) ↗$1.6B8.5%12
31006HS4 detail codeCereals (10) ↗$1.1B5.8%4
42846HS4 detail codeInorganic chemicals (28) ↗$792.7M4.3%2
51005HS4 detail codeCereals (10) ↗$704.9M3.8%2
66202HS4 detail codeNon-knitted clothing (62) ↗$685.4M3.7%8
76204HS4 detail codeNon-knitted clothing (62) ↗$577.0M3.2%25
86201HS4 detail codeNon-knitted clothing (62) ↗$507.0M2.8%8
96110HS4 detail codeKnitted clothing (61) ↗$500.5M2.7%6
102609HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$456.3M2.5%1
114001HS4 detail codeRubber (40) ↗$445.5M2.4%5
126703HS4 detail codePrepared feathers and hair (67) ↗$430.9M2.4%1

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Myanmar combines $18.3B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Myanmar recorded $18.3B in reported exports and $19.6B in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $1.3B. Exports changed -12.9% year on year and -0.6% annualized over three years. Non-knitted clothing (HS2 62) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Myanmar exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Myanmar
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1ChinaCHN$6.0B32.6%-29.2%-7.6%
2ThailandTHA$3.0B16.4%-3.4%-0.8%
3JapanJPN$1.2B6.4%-8.9%+9.4%
4IndiaIND$1.1B5.8%+21.9%+10%
5GermanyDEU$976.5M5.3%-6%+6.1%
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$582.9M3.2%-19.7%-9%
7Republic of KoreaKOR$412.8M2.3%-0.7%+3.8%
8PolandPOL$398.6M2.2%-5.2%+18.8%
9United KingdomGBR$384.0M2.1%-22.3%+4.8%
10SpainESP$374.8M2%-32.7%-8.6%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$10.6B
2014
$19.4B
2015
$12.9B
2016
$11.4B
2017
$13.0B
2018
$15.9B
2019
$18.1B
2020
$18.0B
2021
$18.7B
2022
$25.0B
2023
$21.0B
2024
$18.3B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets19Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners5Country context
Shared-language partners1Country context
Average partner distance8,970 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA7%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share72.8%

Covered value under attention

Critical share3.8%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak29.6%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports72.1%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.2%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextEconomy and income contracted

Primary attention driver: High trade volatility.

Momentum score-9.2

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,484.9

Partner HHI

Product concentration407.3

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3MMR
Exports Usd$18.3B
Imports Usd$19.6B
Trade Balance Usd-$1.3B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct-12.9%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct-16.1%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct-0.6%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct-1.8%
Export Partner Hhi1,484.9
Export Product Hhi407.3
Momentum Score-9.2
Risk Score9.5
Gdp Million Usd74,068.35 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$1.4K
Population54,500,091
Labor Force25,963.7
Investment Rate Pct29%
Savings Rate Pct31%
Secondary Education Pct37.6%
Tertiary Education Pct17%
Total Factor Productivity326.4
Trade Openness Pct27.6%
Exports Gdp Pct13.4%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners19
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners5
Num Shared Language Partners1
Avg Partner Distance Km8,970 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta7
Pct Partners Shared Language0
Pct Partners Shared Border2
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km9,135
Num Border Partners104
Num Colonial Partners20
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.4
Pct Products High Elasticity66
Pct Products Low Elasticity4
Real Market Potential114,936
Foreign Market Potential17,344.3

Exposure fields

Country Iso3MMR
All History Lane Count6,877
Current Lane Count4,629
Critical Lane Count29
High Attention Lane Count1,018
High Volatility Lane Count2,650
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count1,902
Declining Demand Lane Count41
Concentrated Market Lane Count1,927
Access Friction Lane Count2,461
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count468
Monitored Exports Current Usd$17.4B
Attention Exports Usd$12.7B
Critical Exports Usd$666.9M
High Volatility Exports Usd$10.0B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$2.9B
Non Fta Exports Usd$4.8B
Monitored Attention Share Pct72.8%
Monitored Critical Share Pct3.8%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct72.1%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.1
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct29.6%
Export Weighted Distance Km4,336 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.2%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$18.3B
Total Imports Latest Usd$19.6B
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$1.3B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct-12.9%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct-0.6%
Gdp Latest Million Usd74,068.35 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$1.4K
Population Latest54,500,091
Investment Rate Latest Pct29%
Savings Rate Latest Pct31%
Trade Openness Latest Pct27.6%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct13.4%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest19
Foreign Market Potential Latest17,344.3
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct-0.3%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct-1%
Population 5y Cagr Pct0.7%
Partner Hhi Latest1,484.9
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct32.6%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct55.4%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,804.7
Partner Hhi All Max3,939.9
Product Hhi Latest407.3
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct16.6%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct26.9%
Product Hhi All Avg942.9
Product Hhi All Max2,028.1
Total Exports Attention Share Pct69.2%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct3.6%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverHigh trade volatility
Macro Resilience LabelEconomy and income contracted

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$1.2B$2.2B-$1.0BNot reportedNot reported
1996$1.2B$2.7B-$1.5B-2.1%Not reported
1997$1.1B$3.0B-$1.9B-8.9%Not reported
1998$1.0B$2.9B-$1.9B-5.1%-5.4%
1999$1.2B$2.4B-$1.2B+23.9%+2.3%
2000$1.9B$2.8B-$924.6M+50.3%+20.9%
2001$2.7B$2.8B-$72.2M+43.8%+38.9%
2002$2.7B$2.7B-$32.5M+0.8%+29.6%
2003$2.6B$3.0B-$314.9M-2.7%+12.1%
2004$2.6B$3.2B-$599.0M+0.5%-0.5%
2005$3.5B$3.0B$560.7M+32.6%+9%
2006$4.4B$3.4B$1.0B+25%+18.5%
2007$5.4B$4.5B$827.1M+22.2%+26.5%
2008$6.4B$5.8B$688.5M+20.1%+22.4%
2009$6.0B$5.9B$173.9M-6.2%+11.2%
2010$8.1B$7.8B$211.5M+33.2%+14.5%
2011$8.2B$11.6B-$3.4B+2%+8.4%
2012$8.9B$13.6B-$4.7B+8.9%+14%
2013$10.6B$17.5B-$6.8B+19%+9.8%
2014$19.4B$21.4B-$2.0B+82.2%+33.2%
2015$12.9B$21.6B-$8.7B-33.3%+13.1%
2016$11.4B$20.7B-$9.3B-11.8%+2.3%
2017$13.0B$22.6B-$9.6B+14.4%-12.4%
2018$15.9B$24.4B-$8.5B+21.8%+7.1%
2019$18.1B$24.8B-$6.7B+13.7%+16.6%
2020$18.0B$24.0B-$6.1B-0.5%+11.3%
2021$18.7B$20.7B-$2.0B+3.8%+5.5%
2022$25.0B$26.1B-$1.2B+33.7%+11.4%
2023$21.0B$23.3B-$2.3B-15.7%+5.4%
2024$18.3B$19.6B-$1.3B-12.9%-0.6%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
162Non-knitted clothing$3.2B17.3%127112
227Mineral fuels$3.1B17%1139
310Cereals$1.8B9.6%8321
461Knitted clothing$1.7B9.1%124106
507Vegetables$1.6B9%7462
626Ores, slag and ash$855.8M4.7%1119
728Inorganic chemicals$795.4M4.3%13153
803Fish and crustaceans$667.6M3.6%60135
940Rubber$644.2M3.5%6980
1064Footwear$592.6M3.2%11625

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
12711Mineral fuels (27)$3.0B16.6%7
20713Vegetables (07)$1.6B8.5%12
31006Cereals (10)$1.1B5.8%4
42846Inorganic chemicals (28)$792.7M4.3%2
51005Cereals (10)$704.9M3.8%2
66202Non-knitted clothing (62)$685.4M3.7%8
76204Non-knitted clothing (62)$577.0M3.2%25
86201Non-knitted clothing (62)$507.0M2.8%8
96110Knitted clothing (61)$500.5M2.7%6
102609Ores, slag and ash (26)$456.3M2.5%1
114001Rubber (40)$445.5M2.4%5
126703Prepared feathers and hair (67)$430.9M2.4%1

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1ChinaCHN$6.0B32.6%-29.2%-7.6%
2ThailandTHA$3.0B16.4%-3.4%-0.8%
3JapanJPN$1.2B6.4%-8.9%+9.4%
4IndiaIND$1.1B5.8%+21.9%+10%
5GermanyDEU$976.5M5.3%-6%+6.1%
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$582.9M3.2%-19.7%-9%
7Republic of KoreaKOR$412.8M2.3%-0.7%+3.8%
8PolandPOL$398.6M2.2%-5.2%+18.8%
9United KingdomGBR$384.0M2.1%-22.3%+4.8%
10SpainESP$374.8M2%-32.7%-8.6%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1China (CHN)High attention60%32.7%28.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
2India (IND)High attention72.8%10.1%51.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
3United Kingdom (GBR)High attention79.8%42.5%Not reportedTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
4Spain (ESP)High attention81.2%40.2%1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
5Italy (ITA)High attention67.1%26%1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
6Japan (JPN)High attention83.6%26.3%1.5%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
7Malaysia (MYS)High attention73.8%26.3%10.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)High attention74.6%38.3%4.4%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
9Côte d\'Ivoire (CIV)Critical attention100%74.6%7.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
10Thailand (THA)High attention98.2%36.7%27%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Bulgaria (BGR)621030new$5.5M4.1%100
2Romania (ROU)620822new$2.8M5.9%100
3Thailand (THA)740919new$56.3M1.7%100
4Sri Lanka (LKA)940410new$1.1M12.2%100
5Taiwan (TWN)282570new$6.6M8.6%100
6Romania (ROU)610442new$19.0M0.7%100
7Bulgaria (BGR)640291new$17.5M1.4%100
8Turkey (TUR)090411new$21.1M0.7%100
9Republic of Korea (KOR)711292new$208.9M0.3%100
10USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)390769new$399.4M0%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.0B0.1%Growing (-2.6%)
2China (CHN)270900$291.6B$98.6B0%Accelerating (-6.7%)
3China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating (+10.5%)
4China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating (+20.6%)
5China (CHN)710812$80.8B$64.9B0%Slowing (+2.4%)
6China (CHN)120190$47.8B$62.4B0%Growing (-13.5%)
7China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing (+4%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Declining (+60.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Myanmar export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Myanmar export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Myanmar.

What is the latest reported export value for Myanmar?

Myanmar recorded $18.3B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Myanmar?

China leads by reported export value at $6.0B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Myanmar's exports?

Non-knitted clothing leads by reported value at $3.2B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Myanmar trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.