Yangon

Yangon, Myanmar, scores 40 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #272 of 309 destinations. 24 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 69% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 40
• OECD: 45
• UN Tourism: 60
• UNDRR: 40

Travel advisory at the highest level (do not travel): the CIRA score is capped at 40. Without the cap: 49.

Strongest

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Yangon Aerodrome Co., Myanma Railways, TollGuru, and Myanma Port Authority, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 169.4 kg per resident per year (IGES / CCET & AKIGTP, Myanmar Waste Profile, 2019). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4.
• Government effectiveness: 3.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Country disaster risk: 6.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 45

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 73.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Myanmar, Myanmar Statistical Yearbook 2024 (Table 12.02 & Table 12.07), 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 35.4 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Myanmar - Inbound Tourism Survey Report 2024, 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 24.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Ministry of Hotels and Tourism Myanmar / CEIC Data, 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Myanmar - Inbound Tourism Survey 2024, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 32 % average annual occupancy (Nikkei Asia / CIM Property Consultants, 2022). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 4.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (UNFPA Myanmar / Department of Population, The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Thematic Report on Labour Force, 2014). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 6,012 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 20

• Extreme heat days: 59.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 336.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 6.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4. Source

Water and environment: 63

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / WHO / UN-Habitat, SDG Country Profiles (SDG 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 169.4 kg per resident per year (IGES / CCET & AKIGTP, Myanmar Waste Profile, 2019). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 18.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (International Information and Engineering Technology Association (IIETA), Evolving Urban Landscapes and Declining Public Spaces in Yangon, 2020). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 50

• Tourism intensity: 0.4 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Myanmar, Myanmar Statistical Yearbook 2024 & 2023 (Table 12.07 and Chapter 1 Population), 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 62.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Myanmar Digital News / The Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM), Jun 2025–Jun 2026). Above 15: grade 0/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 38

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Yangon Aerodrome Co., Myanma Railways, TollGuru, and Myanma Port Authority, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: A city emergency plan exists, not updated in the last 3 years (Yangon Regional Government and UNDP via PreventionWeb, 2019). Grade 2/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, 2021–2025). Grade 2/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 3.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Ministry of Hotels and Tourism / TTG Asia, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source

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