March 2006
Myanmar
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2004)  49 910 Rank in world trade, 2004 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2004) ... Merchandise  106 121
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2004) ... Commercial services 140 133
Current account balance (million US$, 2004)   112 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade 83 97
Trade per capita (US$, 2002-2004)   109 Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade 116 109
Trade to GDP ratio (2002-2004) ...
Annual percentage change
2004   1995-2004 2003 2004
Real GDP (1995=100) ... ... ... ...
Exports of goods and services (volume, 1995=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 1995=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession date 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2006) 0.032
Trade Policy Review date ... Import duties collected (%, 2000-2002):
in total tax revenue 6.4
Tariff binding coverage (%, 1995)   17.3 to total merchandise imports 34.1
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2002
Simple average of ad-valorem duties Number of:
All goods   83.6   5.5 GATS services sectors with commitments   5
Agricultural goods (AOA)   102.8   8.5 Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) 0 - 0
Non-agricultural goods   22.3   5.0 Notifications outstanding  (CRN)   14
Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff lines)   0.5   0.2 Number of contingency measures in force:
Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) ...
MFN duty free imports Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) ...
Share in total imports ... Safeguards (3 November 2005)   0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2004   1995-2004 2003 2004
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  2 380 12 -18 -4
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  2 196 6 -11 5
2004   2004
Share in world total exports    0.03 Share in world total imports  0.02
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products ... Agricultural products ...
Fuels and mining products ... Fuels and mining products ...
Manufactures ... Manufactures ...
  By main destination   By main origin
1. ... ... 1. ... ...
2. ... ... 2. ... ...
3. ... ... 3. ... ...
4. ... ... 4. ... ...
5. ... ... 5. ... ...
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2004   1995-2004   2003 2004
Commercial services exports (million US$)   232   -5 -44 2
Commercial services imports (million US$)   444   7 36 10
2004   2004
Share in world total exports   0.01   Share in world total imports 0.02
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   36.8   Transportation 51.2
Travel   36.2   Travel 6.5
Other commercial services   27.0   Other commercial services 42.3
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
  Total   Residents Non-residents   Total   Residents Non-residents
Patents granted ... ...  ...      Marks registered ... ...  ...