Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Myanmar, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Myanmar is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Myanmar peaked at 2.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
Myanmar ranks 138th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.6% | — |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -37.7% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +41.0% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | +27.2% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | -29.9% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -13.1% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +70.3% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -39.4% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +57.3% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -22.4% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -26.7% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | +137.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -61.4% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +68.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -67.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +144.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +74.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +55.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 136 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9% compare
- 137 Ireland 0.9% compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 0.9% compare
- 140 Benin 0.9% compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Myanmar
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.2% (2025)
- Fuel exports 21.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 6.0% (2025)
- Gas production 139.16 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 139.16 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Myanmar?
- Ores and metals imports in Myanmar was 0.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Myanmar rank for ores and metals imports?
- Myanmar ranks 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.