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General profile: Myanmar

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
54.179 Millions
1 932.583 MMK/US$
56 414 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 652 670 km²
18.68 %
0.54 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+12.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
3 776
8 661
11 429
17 085
Merchandise imports
1 908
4 760
16 885
17 403
Merchandise trade balance
1 868
3 901
-5 456
-319
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %45 %45 %24 %24 %4 %4 %27 %27 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
3 8483 6871 2129007613 8483 6871 212900761
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
281
369
3 749
(e) 1 563
Services imports
497
789
2 392
(e) 1 705
Services trade balance
-216
-420
1 357
(e) -143
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
42.2
40.1
9.5
-
Travel
23.8
19.5
56.6
15.9
Other services
25.3
24.7
26.2
-
TRADE INDICES
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1021381461321171051008986666876635863514633385140261279091999995100109110107107111118125121129127122127118125121
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+0.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
14 148
44 847
63 835
56 414
GDP per capita, current US$
296
908
1 240
1 041
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
13.31
7.76
6.41
0.54
Current account balance, % of GDP
4.11
3.51
-4.87
(e) -3.77
Exchange rate (/US$)
1 029.833
959.750
1 162.615
1 932.583
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
52.916.127.326.321.752.916.127.326.321.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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..
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
110.35
6 669.40
3 141.38
1 238.50
FDI outflows
..
..
..
..
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
3.03
3.37
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 900.02 000.02 671.22 553.22 673.52 452.92 254.71 933.71 807.71 2392 0671 9072 5092 8924 4092 9303 1419465844971 1186 6692760327241107301 855181591FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
12.49
6.70
-3.85
(e) -4.47
Balance, % of imports
87.71
64.69
-15.21
(e) -17.06
Normalized balance
0.305
0.244
-0.082
(e) -0.093
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
484140474747424739362928272835444341
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
32%Urban 32%Rural
68%Rural 68%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.008 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
656
210
303
177
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
4.84
8.15
8.19
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
335 346
827 249
846 426
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
0.02
0.04
0.17
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
..
1.43
3.46
0.78
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023