Belgium vs Cape Verde: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Belgium
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 14.6% against 14.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 90th and Cape Verde ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 6.6% | 6.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 9.9% | 7.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.0% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 16.8% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 36.2% | 20.1% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Belgium or Cape Verde?
- Belgium, at 14.6% against 14.4% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Belgium and Cape Verde?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cape Verde?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Cape Verde rank globally for fuel imports?
- Belgium ranks 90th and Cape Verde ranks 91st 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.