Belgium vs Lesotho: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)

Belgium
14.6%
in 2025
Lesotho
15.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
90th
Lesotho rank
87th

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Belgium
  • Lesotho
510152025196219932025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 15.3% against 14.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Belgium ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 87th of 196 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 10.4% 8.8% 1.5% Belgium
2010s 15.6% 11.9% 3.7% Belgium
2020s 16.0% 14.7% 1.3% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Belgium or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 15.3% against 14.6% in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Belgium and Lesotho?
0.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lesotho?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Lesotho rank globally for fuel imports?
Belgium ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 87th 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, 10,123 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.