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Myanmar Exports-Imports

According to Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce, for the fiscal period ending April 5, 2025, exports reached US$268 million, up from $176 million year‑on‑year—a ~US$92 million increase. Imports, however, declined by US$72 million, from $292 million to $220 million, trimming […]

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Myanmar Trade Data Update (August 2025)

27 August 2025 – According to Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce, for the fiscal period ending April 5, 2025, exports reached US$268 million, up from $176 million year‑on‑year—a ~US$92 million increase. Imports, however, declined by US$72 […]

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Economic Outlook & Growth Projections

2 July 2025 – World Bank forecasts Myanmar’s economy will contract by around 2.5% in the fiscal year 2025/26, driven largely by a devastating M7.7 earthquake in late March, which caused damage estimated at $11 billion—about 14% […]

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Human Capital Index

The Human Capital Index (HCI) provides a new definition of human capital and quantifies the contribution of health and education to the productivity of the next generation of workers. Countries can use it to assess how much income they are foregoing […]

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Tourism

Number of Tourists (2017-2019) Myanmar: 3,300,333 Cambodia: X Lao PDR: 3,447,333 Viet Nam: 12,811,000 Thailand: 35,433,333

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Finance

Remittances (as percentage of GDP) (2017-2019) Myanmar: 3.54 Cambodia: 5.77 Lao PDR: 1.45 Viet Nam: 6.57 Thailand: 1.42

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Environment

Environmental Performance Index (2020) Myanmar: 25.1 (179/190) Cambodia: 33.6 Lao PDR: 34.8 Viet Nam: 33.4 Thailand: 45.4

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Energy

Only 37% of Myanmar households have access to electricity, but the demand for electric power is growing by 13% each year. (Source: https://www.borgenmagazine.com/innovation-in-myanmar/) The government of Myanmar adopted the National Electrification Plan (NEP) in 2014, aiming to […]

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Digital Economy

Myanmar has a smartphone penetration rate of 80%, out of which 41% are connected to the internet as of January 2020. Additionally, Myanmar — which has a population of 55 million — has 68.24 million mobile connections as […]

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Investment

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) The Myanmar Investment Commission approved six new investment projects which can create over 2,600 local job opportunities and are from the sectors of power, manufacturing, hotels and tourism, including a renewable […]