Recognition of Ukraine: January 19, 1999.
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: January 19, 1999.
Political Relations
1999 – meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Myanmar in the course of the 54th session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, USA).
2014 – meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Myanmar in the course of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, USA).
2017 - first ever in the history of bilateral relations official visit of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
After the military coup d’état in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, committed by the military junta, political relations between Ukraine and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar have been suspended.
Trade and Economic Relations
According to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, in 2023 trade turnover between Ukraine and Myanmar amounted to 45,5 million USD (export – 11,9 million USD, import – 33,5 million USD) with a negative balance of 21,5 million USD.
According to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, in 2024, the trade turnover between Ukraine and Myanmar amounted to USD 50 million USD. Imports totaled USD 49.55 million, while exports amounted to 475 thousand USD, resulting in a negative trade balance of 49 million USD.
In terms of structure, nearly 99% of imports to Ukraine consisted of finished clothing manufactured in Myanmar, footwear, and rice. Myanmar, in turn, imported petroleum and petroleum products worth 418 thousand USD, as well as sunflower oil worth 54 thousand USD.
During the period from January to June 2025 trade turnover between Ukraine and Myanmar amounted to 19.337 million USD (export – 460 thousand USD, import – 18.877 mln. USD). The negative trade balance reached 18.417 million USD.
Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation
Practically absent.
Legal basis
Legal basis of the Ukrainian-Myanmar relations consists of 3 documents.
Ukrainian diaspora
There are no public organizations or associations which unite Ukrainians in Myanmar. There are about 100 Ukrainian citizens who stay in Myanmar.