Canada vs United States: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6.2% against 6.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 166th and United States ranks 165th of 196 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 9.5% | 2.6% | United States |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 20.0% | 11.6% | United States |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 20.0% | 12.4% | United States |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 9.5% | 5.3% | United States |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 15.3% | 7.4% | United States |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 13.1% | 4.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 7.4% | 1.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 6.2% against 6.1% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Canada and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for fuel imports?
- Canada ranks 166th and United States ranks 165th 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.