Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index was 16.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index in Myanmar, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 16.04 for sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index in Myanmar peaked at 59.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.04, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 10th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.31 | 22.96 | 46.17 | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.06 | 16.04 | 59.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index in Myanmar?
- Sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index in Myanmar was 16.04 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.04 in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK