Burundi vs South Korea: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Burundi
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 22.2% against 22.1% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and South Korea ranks 33rd of 196 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 6.9% | 1.3% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 18.1% | 10.7% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 17.3% | 4.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 25.5% | 14.0% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 28.6% | 9.5% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 24.4% | 4.8% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Burundi or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 22.2% against 22.1% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Burundi and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and South Korea rank globally for fuel imports?
- Burundi ranks 34th and South Korea ranks 33rd 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.