Belgium vs Uruguay: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Belgium
- Uruguay
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Belgium ranks 90th and Uruguay ranks 92nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 25.1% | 12.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 30.7% | 14.3% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 11.1% | 5.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 21.8% | 10.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 16.4% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 14.5% | 1.5% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Belgium or Uruguay?
- Belgium, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Belgium and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for fuel imports?
- Belgium ranks 90th and Uruguay ranks 92nd 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.