East Asia & Pacific vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 29.3% against 18.0% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 0.3% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 16.1% | 2.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 0.0% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 24.0% | 7.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, East Asia & Pacific or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 29.3% against 18.0% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between East Asia & Pacific and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 11.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fuel imports?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th 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
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.