A Southeast Asian country surrounded by India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos and China, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar bought US$22.3 billion worth of imported products from global markets in 2025.
That calculated dollar amount results from a 55.6% rise compared to $14.3 billion 5 years earlier in 2021.
Year over year, the value of total imports into Myanmar accelerated by 79% compared to $12.5 billion starting from 2024.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, the Myanmar kyat appreciated by 24% against the US dollar since 2021 but weakened by -0.7% from 2024 to 2025. Its stronger local currency in 2025 versus 2021 made Myanmar’s imports paid for in Myanmar kyats relatively less expensive for buyers located in Myanmar.
Major Suppliers of Myanmar’s Imported Products
The latest available country-specific data from 2024 shows that 94.1% of products imported into Myanmar was furnished by exporters in: mainland China (33.5% of the Mayanma total), Singapore (24.9%), Malaysia (10.1%), Thailand (9.3%), Indonesia (5.4%), India (2.9%), Oman (1.8%), Vietnam (1.7%), South Korea (1.3%), Japan (1.1%), Australia (0.97%) and the United States of America (0.9%).
Applying a continental lens, 52.7% of Myanmar’s imports by total cost were purchased from fellow Asian countries. Trade partners located in Europe supplied 1.7% of imports purchased by Myanmar while another 0.58% worth of goods originated from sellers in Oceania led by Australia and New Zealand.
Tinier percentages came from exporters in North America (0.56%), Latin America (0.17%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Africa (0.12%).
Given Myanmar’s population of 55.2 million people, its total US$22.3 billion in 2025 imports translates to roughly $400 in yearly product demand from every person living in the Southeast Asian nation also known as Burma. That dollar amount surpasses the average $300 per capita one year earlier during 2024.
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Myanmar’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Myanmar.
- Mineral fuels including oil: US$3.3 billion (14.6% of total imports)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $1.6 billion (7.3%)
- Vehicles: $1.2 billion (5.5%)
- Machinery including computers: $1.2 billion (5.5%)
- Knit or crochet fabric: $900.2 million (4%)
- Animal/vegetable fats, oils, waxes: $867 million (3.9%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $808.9 million (3.6%)
- Manmade filaments: $797.1 million (3.6%)
- Iron, steel: $734.6 million (3.3%)
- Ships, boats: $732.1 million (3.3%)
Myanmar’s top 10 import product categories generated over half (54.6%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
Imported ships and boats attracted the fastest growth in spending among Myanmar’s top 10 import categories via a 2,716% spike from 2024 to 2025.
In second place for improving Burmese import purchases was the knitted or crocheted fabric product category which expanded by 375.3%.
Electrical machinery and equipment drove a 264.4% upturn, ahead of imported vehicles (up 248.8%).
The lone year-over-year decliners were Myanmar’s imports of mineral fuels including oil (down -28.1% from 2024).
Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level. Information presented below delves into the more granular 4-digit HTS codes.
From the more detailed codes perspective, Myanmar’s top 5 most valuable imported products are refined petroleum oils (13% of the overall total), palm oil (3.4%), synthetic yarn woven fabrics (3.3%), light vessels, fire boats and floating docks (also 3.3%) then non-warp knit fabrics (2.2%).
That cohort of 5 main imports represent almost half (48.7%) of Myanmar’s overall spending on imported products in 2025.
Myanmar’s Main Imported Fuels
In 2025, Burmese importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels-related goods.
- Processed petroleum oils: US$2.9 billion (down -33.7% from 2024)
- Crude oil: $217.7 million (2024 data unavailable)
- Electrical energy: $63.3 million (up 89.2%)
- Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $40.2 million (up 140.2%)
- Petroleum gases: $21.7 million (down -68.9%)
- Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $5.3 million (down -55.4%)
- Coke, semi-coke: $2.8 million (up 6193.2%)
- Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $2.4 million (up 263.7%)
- Petroleum oil residues: $2.4 million (down -19.6%)
- Lignite: $447,000 (2024 data unavailable)
Among these import subcategories, Burmese purchases of coke or semi-coke (up 6,193%), high-temperature distilled coal tar oils (up 263.7%) then petroleum jelly and mineral waxes (up 140.2%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported mineral fuels including oil among businesses and consumers in Myanmar.
Myanmar’s Main Imported Electrical Machinery and Equipment
Myanmar’s importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electronics during 2025.
- Phone devices including smartphones: US$491 million (up 1062.7% from 2024)
- Electric storage batteries: $279.5 million (up 574.5%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $160 million (up 423.1%)
- Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: $138.4 million (up 117.4%)
- Insulated wire/cable: $105.2 million (up 110.5%)
- TV/radio/radar device parts: $85.8 million (up 32292.8%)
- Electric generating sets, converters: $51.8 million (down -12.6%)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $38.5 million (up 167.3%)
- Electric water heaters, hair dryers: $28.1 million (up 369.1%)
- Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $27.1 million (up 77.2%)
Among these import subcategories, Burmese purchases of television, radio and radar device parts (up 32,293%), phone devices including smartphones (up 1,063%) then electric storage batteries (up 574.5%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electrical machinery and equipment among businesses and consumers in Myanmar.
Myanmar’s Main Imported Vehicles
In 2025, Burmese importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles.
- Cars: US$421.7 million (up 130.7% from 2024)
- Motorcycles: $267.2 million (up 963.6%)
- Trucks: $145.9 million (up 737.3%)
- Tractors: $135.4 million (up 103.4%)
- Automobile parts/accessories: $128.6 million (up 388.7%)
- Motorcycle parts/accessories: $60.9 million (up 556.1%)
- Trailers: $22.2 million (up 47.2%)
- Bicycles, other non-motorized cycles: $15.5 million (up 602%)
- Automobile bodies: $12.1 million (up 6826.3%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $6.8 million (up 122.4%)
Among these import subcategories, Burmese purchases of automobile bodies (up 6,826%), motorcycles (up 963.6%) then trucks (up 737.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage changes within parenthesis suggest where the strongest demand remains for different types of imported vehicles among businesses and consumers in Myanmar.
Myanmar’s Main Imported Machinery Including Computers
In 2025, Burmese importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Machinery parts: US$95.7 million (up 1,185% from 2024)
- Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers): $82.8 million (up 538.5%)
- Harvest/threshing machinery: $78.2 million (down -0.8%)
- Computers, optical readers: $75.7 million (up 226.2%)
- Piston engine parts: $72.6 million (up 1,311%)
- Liquid pumps and elevators: $55.8 million (up 293.6%)
- Air conditioners: $49.9 million (up 351.3%)
- Air or vacuum pumps: $43 million (up 285.8%)
- Engines (diesel): $42.6 million (up 334.6%)
- Miscellaneous machinery: $40.7 million (up 121.4%)
Among these import subcategories, Burmese purchases of piston engine parts (up 1,311%), machinery parts (up 1,185%) then heavy machinery such as bulldozers, excavators and road rollers (up 538.5%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage changes within parenthesis suggest where the strongest demand remains for different types of imported machinery including computers among businesses and consumers in Myanmar.
See also Myanmar’s Top 10 Exports, Thailand’s Top Trading Partners, Japan’s Top Trading Partners, India’s Top Trading Partners, Malaysia’s Top Trading Partners and Poland’s Top Trading Partners
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook East Asia/Southeast Asia: Burma. Accessed on October 1, 2026
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on October 1, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 1, 2026
Wikipedia, Myanmar. Accessed on October 1, 2026
