Myanmar's transport services (% of service exports, BoP) was 5.7% in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 34.01 percentage points from 39.7% in 2009.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.7% | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 13.24% | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 39.7% | 2009 |
| Highest | 42.19% | 2005 |
| Lowest | 0.92% | 1994 |
| Average since 2010 | 13.98% | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 23.64% | 1976 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Myanmar's transport services (% of service exports, BoP) fell 1.65 percentage points on 2018 (from 7.35% to 5.7%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was −0.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.69 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.93 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.59 percentage points in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3.18 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 69% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 5.7% | 2019 |
| World | 15.43% | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 20.15% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 10.98% | 2025 |
What this measures
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 44 values
| Year | Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 7.35 |
| 2017 | 3.66 |
| 2016 | 7.52 |
| 2015 | 9.5 |
| 2014 | 13.24 |
| 2013 | 8.47 |
| 2012 | 15.77 |
| 2011 | 28.44 |
| 2010 | 40.14 |
| 2009 |
Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — 6.09% (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 51% (2025)
- Cambodia — 13.35% (2025)
- China — 18.35% (2025)
- Fiji — 38.43% (2024)
- French Polynesia — 30.38% (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 30.58% (2025)
- Indonesia — 14.24% (2025)
- Japan — 12.77% (2025)
- Kiribati
More economic policy & debt data for Myanmar
- GDP (current US$) — US$81.67 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 171.5 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$61.87 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 75.47 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,489 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.13 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,128 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 1.38 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$79.99 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 167.97 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.06 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Myanmar's transport services (% of service exports, BoP)?
- 5.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is down 17.94 percentage points from 23.64% in 1976. The highest value was 42.19% in 2005 and the lowest 0.92% in 1994.
- Is the latest change in transport services (% of service exports, BoP) unusual for Myanmar?
- In 2019, Myanmar's transport services (% of service exports, BoP) fell 1.65 percentage points on 2018 (from 7.35% to 5.7%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was −0.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.69 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.TRAN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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