Nigeria vs Qatar: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Nigeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 85.9% against 83.8% in Qatar, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Qatar ahead.
Nigeria ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.4% | 110.5% | 20.0% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 87.0% | 10.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 89.1% | 6.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.3% | 1.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 84.8% | 5.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel exports, Nigeria or Qatar?
- Nigeria, at 85.9% against 83.8% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel exports between Nigeria and Qatar?
- 2.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for fuel exports?
- Nigeria ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 13th 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.