Afghanistan vs High income: Fuel imports

Afghanistan
22.7%
in 2019
High income
11.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
37th
High income rank
37th

Fuel imports over time

  • Afghanistan
  • High income
0102030196219932024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 22.7% against 11.0% in High income, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.1 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1962 it was High income ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and High income ranks 37th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and High income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan High income Difference Ahead
1960s 5.5% 10.6% 5.1% High income
1970s 7.6% 16.1% 8.4% High income
2000s 19.9% 15.6% 4.3% Afghanistan
2010s 20.1% 13.2% 6.8% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Afghanistan or High income?
Afghanistan, at 22.7% against 11.0% in High income as of 2019.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Afghanistan and High income?
11.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and High income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and High income rank globally for fuel imports?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and High income ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,984 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.