Import value of Myanmar pharmaceutical products soars to US$678.24 million

23 November 2020
Import value of Myanmar pharmaceutical products soars to US$678.24 million
A typical pharmacy in Yangon. Photo: EPA

The import value of Myanmar pharmaceutical products soared to US$678.24 million in the previous financial year 2019-2020, the Central Statistical Organization’s trade statistics indicated, according to state media.

The figure rose from $525.9 million registered in the corresponding period (October-Sep) of last FY, the statistics showed.

Myanmar imports 90 per cent of medicine and medical products through foreign markets, Myanmar Chamber of Commerce for Pharmaceutical & Medical Device (MCCPMD) stated.