What is the price of cotton in Myanmar?

As of January 2024, cotton in Myanmar is US$ 2.21 per kg (4,705 MMK), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Myanmar's cotton export value and volume in 2024?

US$13,637,059 and 6,166 tonnes.

Cotton Price in Myanmar - August 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Cotton Prices in Myanmar

US$ 2.21 / kg

4,705 MMK / kg

MoM ▲ 8.4% YoY ▲ 8.4%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (MMK)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.21	4,705	▲ 8.4%	▲ 8.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of August 2026, the cotton price in Myanmar available is US$ 2.21 per kg (4,705 MMK), up 8.4% year-on-year.

Myanmar exported US$13.6 million of cotton in 2024, totaling 6,166 tonnes and ranking #26 among 102 global exporters, with a 0.1% share of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with 2023 production at 153,213 tonnes, placing it #19 globally and accounting for 0.5% of world output. The latest export unit value is US$2.2115 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cotton in Myanmar

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Myanmar exported $13.6M (6.2 kt) of cotton▼ 47.1% YoY. That ranks #26 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$13.6M

Export value

6.2 kt

Export volume

#26 / 102

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$2.21

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cotton exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $5.15B · 30.9%
#2 US $5.01B · 30%
#3 Australia $2.42B · 14.5%
#4 India $904M · 5.4%
#5 Benin $500.9M · 3%

Annual export data Myanmar · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$13.6M	6.2 kt	$2.21
2023	$25.8M	12.6 kt	$2.04
2022	$23.7M	12.5 kt	$1.89
2021	$19.4M	9.4 kt	$2.06
2020	$22.3M	10.2 kt	$2.2

Production FAOSTAT · 2023

Myanmar produced 153.2 kt of cotton in 2023▲ 0% YoY. It ranks #19 among producing countries (0.5% of world output).

153.2 kt

mi_production

#19

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

cotton is traded under Harmonized System code 5201.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Myanmar cotton - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Myanmar exported 5,454 tonnes of cotton. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Myanmar cotton (processed category) has escalated, with a change of 100.073 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cotton's exports decreased by -12.39% earning the exporter US$18.78m for the year 2019. Myanmar's cotton exports are categorised as:

Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)

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Myanmar cotton export values

In 2019, Myanmar exported cotton with a value of 18.78m USD, an increment of 110.92% from 2018's total cotton export of 8.904m USD. The yearly growth in value of Myanmar cotton between 2017 to 2018 was -35.258%.

The per year variation in the volume of Myanmar's cotton exports between 2017 and 2019 was -12.39 pc when compared to a variation of 100.073% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Myanmar's share of the world's total cotton's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Myanmar holds number 19 in world exports of cotton.

Export markets for Myanmar cotton ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Myanmar is a net exporter of cotton. The annual growth of Myanmar cotton in value between 2015 to 2019 was -30%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -20%, per annum.

Myanmar bought 1,643 tonnes of cotton in 2019.

Cotton Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest cotton prices in other Asia countries:

China$2.25/kg Uzbekistan$2.64/kg India$1.94/kg Vietnam$2.02/kg Pakistan$1.73/kg Nepal$4.08/kg Singapore$1.35/kg Sri Lanka$4.48/kg Japan$2.92/kg Malaysia$1.61/kg Tajikistan$1.82/kg Philippines$1.43/kg Indonesia$1.72/kg Thailand$2.97/kg Cambodia$10.81/kg

Other Processed Prices in Myanmar

Latest prices for other processed in Myanmar:

Beer$1.32/kg Coffee$5.71/kg Whisky$1.51/kg Rye flour$0.27/kg Sugar$0.67/kg Natural Rubber$1.74/kg Agave syrup$0.90/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$0.50/kg Rice flour$0.55/kg Sesame oil$14.77/kg Wakame seaweed$1.30/kg Whey$0.75/kg Yogurt$0.50/kg Green Tea$3.68/kg Kelp$1.30/kg

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Cotton Myanmar

US$ 2.2115 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2024-01-01

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