The military government has the majority stakeholder position in all of the major industrial corporations of the country (from oil production and consumer goods to transportation and tourism).[234][235]
The national currency is Kyat. Inflation averaged 30.1% between 2005 and 2007.[236] Inflation is a serious problem for the economy.
In 2010–2011, Bangladesh exported products worth $9.65 million to Myanmar against its import of $179 million.[237] The annual import of medicine and medical equipment to Myanmar during the 2000s was 160 million USD.[238]