Myanmar-India bilateral trade amounted to US$2.1 billion in the 2024-2025 financial year, and Myanmar’s pharmaceutical imports from India showed a five per cent increase, according to the Embassy of India in Myanmar.

Of them, Myanmar’s pulses and other commodities exports generated over $1 billion.

Myanmar’s main export items are various pulses, fish and clothes and pharmaceuticals, petroleum products, electricity and construction materials are imported.

Following growing pharmaceutical imports, Myanmar and India also had a series of discussions on India’s investment in Myanmar’s pharma industry. Myanmar’s Ministry of Health also invited Indian investors to make investments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.

India is ranked 11th in the list of top countries with foreign direct investments. It is recorded as the largest trade partner with Myanmar as well.

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