Early-demographic dividend vs Zambia: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)

Early-demographic dividend
14.1%
in 2025
Zambia
22.9%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
27th
Zambia rank
26th

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Zambia
510152025196319942025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 22.9% against 14.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zambia ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 5.2% 9.1% 3.9% Zambia
1970s 10.4% 12.7% 2.2% Zambia
1990s 10.1% 11.2% 1.1% Zambia
2000s 14.5% 11.9% 2.6% Early-demographic dividend
2010s 15.4% 14.7% 0.7% Early-demographic dividend
2020s 15.4% 13.6% 1.7% Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Early-demographic dividend or Zambia?
Zambia, at 22.9% against 14.1% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Early-demographic dividend and Zambia?
8.8%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Zambia rank globally for fuel imports?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 47 groups.
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.