Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Myan-mar continued despite stricter import restrictions and crackdowns in smuggling across borders. The FDI exceeded $110 million over the past four months, according to data from the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA).
From April to the end of July in the 2025/26 financial year, FDI inflows into Myanmar amounted to $118.7 million. During these four months, the country got a total of 26 new projects: 24 in the domestic manufac-turing sector, one in the oil and gas sector, and one in the service sector, with a total investment amount of $106.3 million. Furthermore, capital increases in existing investment businesses amounted to $12.4 million.
Of the 53 countries and regions currently investing in Myanmar, China, Singapore, and Thailand have invested during the first four months of this financial year, with foreign investors focusing mainly on the energy, oil and natural gas, and manufacturing sec-tors among the 12 domestic economic sectors.
