Summary
- Myanmar → Thailand
- $2.9billion
- Thailand → Myanmar
- $3.7billion
- Myanmar’s balance
- -$761million
Balance
Myanmar’s trade balance with Thailand
Trade between Myanmar and Thailand grew 11.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Myanmar’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2.9
- Imports 3.7
- Balance -0.8
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $220 million | $347 million | -$126 million |
| 1996 | $128 million | $316 million | -$189 million |
| 1997 | $80 million | $403 million | -$323 million |
| 1998 | $62 million | $340 million | -$278 million |
| 1999 | $112 million | $391 million | -$280 million |
| 2000 | $256 million | $498 million | -$243 million |
| 2001 | $805 million | $389 million | $416 million |
| 2002 | $906 million | $315 million | $591 million |
| 2003 | $897 million | $436 million | $461 million |
| 2004 | $1.4 billion | $599 million | $751 million |
| 2005 | $1.8 billion | $692 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2006 | $2.3 billion | $746 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2007 | $2.3 billion | $959 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2008 | $3.4 billion | $1.3 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2009 | $2.8 billion | $1.5 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2010 | $2.6 billion | $2.1 billion | $572 million |
| 2011 | $3.4 billion | $2.6 billion | $781 million |
| 2012 | $3.7 billion | $2.6 billion | $1 billion |
| 2013 | $3.9 billion | $3.2 billion | $722 million |
| 2014 | $6.8 billion | $3.7 billion | $3.1 billion |
| 2015 | $6.6 billion | $3.9 billion | $2.7 billion |
| 2016 | $4.2 billion | $3.8 billion | $449 million |
| 2017 | $4.6 billion | $4 billion | $587 million |
| 2018 | $5.4 billion | $4.5 billion | $970 million |
| 2019 | $5.3 billion | $4.1 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2020 | $2.8 billion | $3.5 billion | -$692 million |
| 2021 | $2.9 billion | $4 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2022 | $3.5 billion | $4.4 billion | -$903 million |
| 2023 | $3.5 billion | $4.1 billion | -$606 million |
| 2024 | $2.9 billion | $3.7 billion | -$761 million |
What they sell each other
What Myanmar sells to Thailand
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Thailand sells to Myanmar
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Yangon and Laem Chabang is 1,968 nautical miles (3,644 km) long: ≈ 4.5–6 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Thailand was Myanmar’s 2nd largest trading partner (16% of its trade), and Myanmar was Thailand’s 24th (1%).
- Thailand in Myanmar’s trade
- 16.1%
- Thailand’s rank among Myanmar’s partners
- 2nd
- Myanmar in Thailand’s trade
- 1%
- Myanmar’s rank among Thailand’s partners
- 24th
Compare with
Other partners of Myanmar
Other partners of Thailand
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.