Myanmar Currency

Find out the Myanmar currency exchange rate for your currency. Look at the following tables for at-a-glance comparison of Myanmar Kyat (MMK) conversions.

Temples and pagodas in Bagan, Mandalay, Myanmar
(Image courtesy of CIA World Factbook)

There are tables of Myanmar Kyat conversions for exchange rates in countries in the following areas:

• Key Trading Partners
• All Countries

Myanmar Currency

The currency used in Myanmar is the Myanmar Kyat.

A quick look down the tables will allow you to compare currencies. The tables show you one column with the local currency value of one new Myanmar Kyat (MMK) and one column with the value of one unit of the local currency in Myanmar Kyats.

Note: since 1989 the military authorities and parliamentary government have preferred the name of Myanmar in place of Burma. Not all countries have recognized the name change formally and therefore the country is still sometimes known as Burma and the Burmese currency as the Burmese Kyat.

Intricate wooden Shwenandaw Kyaung Temple, Mandalay,
Myanmar. (Image courtesy of CIA World Factbook)

Key Trading Partners with Myanmar (Export and Import)

According the World Factbook, there were approximately $8.5 billion (US Dollars) worth of exports from Myanmar in 2012, the majority of which consisted of natural gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice, clothing, and jade and gems. Note: official export figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggled to Thailand, China, and Bangladesh.

Exports:
$8.529 billion (2012 est.)
$8.196 billion (2011 est.)
$7.831 billion (2010 est.)
$6.673 billion (2009 est.)

Htilominlo Temple, Bagan, Myanmar
Image courtesy of CIA World Factbook

Imports to the country were valued at approximately $7.1 billion in 2012; mainly fabric, petroleum products, fertilizer, plastics, machinery, transport equipment; cement, construction materials, crude oil; food products, and edible oil. Note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India

Imports:
$7.137 billion (2012 est.)
$5.982 billion (2011 est.)
$4.376 billion (2010 est.)
$3.951 billion (2009 est.)


The following list shows the most important trading partners with Myanmar for both exports and imports by percentage value.

Exports - partners:
Thailand 36.7%, China 18.8%, India 14.1%, Japan 6.6% (2011)
Thailand 38.3%, India 20.8%, China 12.9%, Japan 5.2% (2010)

Imports - partners:
China 38.8%, Thailand 22.6%, Singapore 9.7%, South Korea 5.4%, Malaysia 4.5%, Japan 4.1% (2011)
China 38.9%, Thailand 23.2%, Singapore 12.9%, South Korea 5.8% (2010)

Source: CIA World Factbook

Exchange Rate Table of Key Trading Partners and
Major Markets against the Myanmar Kyat

Table of All Countries against
Myanmar Currency Exchange Rate (MMK)

Myanmar Exchange Rate - quick converter

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