GENERAL INFORMATION:
BURMA (MYANMAR)
Member Trade Bloc: ASEAN Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand Capital: Rangoon Surface area: 679 thousand sq km Official language: Burmese Population: 47.37 million (July 2007 est.) -- Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% Port & Harbors: Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina, Pathein, Rangoon, Sittwe, Tavoy KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GDP (US$ bn): GDP per capita (Us$) Real GDP growth (% change YOY) Goods & services exports (%GDP) Inflation(% change YOY) Unemployment rate (%) Total Exports (US$ bn) Total Imports (US$ bn) 2001 7.7 151 11.3 n.a. 34.5 4.0 2.381 2.877 2002 8.7 167 12.0 n.a. 58.1 4.7 3.046 2.348 2003 10.5 161 13.8 28.3 24.9 5.3 2.483 2.091 2004 10.8 118 3.0 29.5 3.8 5.2 2.380 2.196 2005 12.2 97 5.0 33.2 10.7 5.0 2.835 2.285 2006 13.1 83 3.5 36.8 25.7 n.a. 4.589 2.564 2007 13.5 235 5.5 n.a. 34.4 5.2 5.350 3.250
GDP – COMPOSITION: Agriculture: 53.9% Industry: 10.6%, Services: 35.5% (2007 est.) MAJOR INDUSTRIES agricultural processing; knit and woven apparel; wood and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron; construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; cement; natural gas MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS OF BURMA Burma’s principal export destinations 2006: 1- Thailand 2- India 3- China 4- Japan Pakistan 48.8% 12.7% 5.2% 5.2% 1.25% Burma’s principal import sources 2006: 1- China 2- Thailand 3- Singapore 4- Malaysia Pakistan 35.1% 22.1% 16.4% 4.8% 1.87%
MAIN ITEMS OF EXPORT: Clothing, gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice MAIN ITEMS OF IMPORT: Fabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products TRADE BETWEEN PAKISTAN & MYANMAR YEAR 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 EXPORT 3.950 4.081 8.691 3.626 1.989 2.364 3.917 IMPORT 19.409 15.933 10.414 13.330 31.558 36.566 56.421 BALANCE OF TRADE (15.45) (11.85) (1.723) (9.704) (29.569) (34.202) (52.504) TOTAL EXPORTS OF PAKISTAN 9,201.595 9,134.6 11160.246 12313.000 14,391.081 16,452.398 16,976.243 % SHARE IN TOTAL EXP. 0.042 0.044 0.077 0.029 0.014 0.014 0.023 (MILLION US$) TOTAL IMPORTS % SHARE IN OF PAKISTAN TOTAL IMPORTS 10,728.918 0.180 10339.6 0.154 12220.253 0.085 15592.000 0.085 20,598.114 0.153 28,586.007 0.128 30,539.709 0.184
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Exports
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0 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Imports
Share of Pakistan Exports in Myanmar’s Imports (2006) =1.87 %
Share of Pakistan Imports in Myanmar’s Exports (2006) = 1.25%
Major items of export from Pakistan to Myanmar (US$ Million)
Commodity Description Cotton yarn & woven fabrics Pharmaceutical Products Oil seeds, grains etc. Leather & leather products Fish 02-03 2.077 0.336 0.143 --0.014 03-04 0.782 0.377 0.264 0.033 0.086 04-05 0.458 0.447 0.338 0.170 0.142 05-06 0.707 0.57 0.454 0.073 0.042 06-07 1.171 0.944 0.75 0.120 0.069
Major Items of Import from Myanmar to Pakistan (US$ Million)
Commodity Description Leguminous Vegetables Wood Charcoal, wood & article Coffee, Tea, Spices etc Fish Vegetable Plaiting materials 02-03 6.717 1.63 0.133 0.058 0.469 03-04 6.536 1.516 1.62 0.221 0.416 04-05 18.87 5.896 1.074 0.998 0.936 05-06 24.647 6.981 0.102 1.375 --06-07 38.03 10.77 0.157 2.121 ----
Source: WTO Trade data base, World Development Indicators, Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan Revenue Automation Pvt. Ltd. (PRAL)