Australia vs OECD members: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Australia
- OECD members
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.9% against 8.5% in OECD members, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was OECD members ahead.
Australia ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 192 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 4.7% | 5.1% | Australia |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 8.0% | 11.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 4.5% | 14.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 6.1% | 17.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 8.2% | 20.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 9.1% | 22.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel exports, Australia or OECD members?
- Australia, at 26.9% against 8.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel exports between Australia and OECD members?
- 18.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for fuel exports?
- Australia ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.