Australia vs Upper middle income: Fuel exports
Fuel exports over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.9% against 6.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.8% | 21.4% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 7.6% | 11.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 10.6% | 13.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 9.5% | 19.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 6.3% | 25.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel exports, Australia or Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 26.9% against 6.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel exports between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 20.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for fuel exports?
- Australia ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 39th 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.