Myanmar: Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Myanmar's transport services (% of service imports, BoP) fell 0.65 percentage points on 2018 (from 44.49% to 43.84%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +0.68 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.99 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 33.12 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.16 percentage points in 1991. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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.

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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 44 values

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies

• Australia — 16.15% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 15.9% (2025)
• Cambodia — 53.8% (2025)
• China — 17.79% (2025)
• Fiji — 45.81% (2024)
• French Polynesia — 31.06% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 20.99% (2025)
• Indonesia — 23.85% (2025)
• Japan — 13.43% (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

• Where to find free public data, and how to check it before you trust it — 2 min read
• Data analysis examples: 6 worked from one dataset — 3 min read
• Real change or random noise? A plain guide to reading your numbers — 2 min read

Questions people ask

What is Myanmar's transport services (% of service imports, BoP)?

43.84% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is up 1.58 percentage points from 42.26% in 1976. The highest value was 78.98% in 2001 and the lowest 2.25% in 1991.

Is the latest change in transport services (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Myanmar?

In 2019, Myanmar's transport services (% of service imports, BoP) fell 0.65 percentage points on 2018 (from 44.49% to 43.84%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +0.68 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.99 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 BM.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.

Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.