Benin vs El Salvador: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Benin
- El Salvador
How they compare
Benin currently reports 13.7% against 13.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1963 it was El Salvador ahead.
Benin ranks 98th and El Salvador ranks 101st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 5.7% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 21.2% | 14.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 10.9% | 4.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 13.2% | 5.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 15.9% | 1.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.3% | 2.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Benin or El Salvador?
- Benin, at 13.7% against 13.5% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Benin and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for fuel imports?
- Benin ranks 98th and El Salvador ranks 101st 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.