Afghanistan vs World: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Afghanistan
- World
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 22.7% against 11.2% in World, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1962 it was World ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 29th and World ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 9.9% | 4.4% | World |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 14.9% | 7.3% | World |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 15.8% | 4.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.1% | 6.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Afghanistan or World?
- Afghanistan, at 22.7% against 11.2% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Afghanistan and World?
- 11.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and World?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and World rank globally for fuel imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th and World ranks 31st 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
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.