A total of 47,400 private industries have been registered with the Directorate of Industrial Supervision and Inspection (DISI) at the end of September 2026, DISI’s data indicated.
Yangon Region, a commercial hub of Myanmar, is home to 8,710 private industries, followed by Mandalay Region with 7,253 and Ayeyawady Region with 6,079.
Moreover, there are 8,321 registered private industries operating within the Industrial Zone. Largescale industries make up about 48 per cent of the Industrial Zone with 4,007 businesses, medium-sized industries account for approximately 31 per cent with 2,569, and smallscale industries constitute around 21 per cent with 1,745, according to data released by the Directorate of Industrial Supervision and Inspection (DISI).
The registered private industries totalled 47,609 in the financial year 2023- 2024, up from 45,015 registered in the 2022-2023 FY. A total of 206 industries were officially listed in the 2024- 2025 FY, reaching a total of 47,815 private industries. Some were deregistered, and the number of private industries registered with the DISI decreased to 47,105 in the 2025-2026 FY. About 300 businesses were registered so far in the current FY.
The majority of the registered private industries are engaged in the food group. The list of registered private industries is classified into 24 business groups: food, tobacco, clothing, wood and finished wood slabs, printing, chemical, rubber and plastic, basic mineral, computer and electronic device, unclassified machine, beverage, fabric, leather, paper and paper products, charcoal fuel, pharmaceuticals, non-metallic minerals, metal refining equipment, electronics, vehicle and trailer, furniture and machines and equipment repair and installation.
The DISI is providing services for small and medium enterprises to get access to technical assistance and funding, explore markets, register the private industrial enterprises in accordance with existing laws and conduct safety inspection to boiler and electrical usage at workplace.
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