Egypt vs OECD members: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Egypt
- OECD members
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 21.4% against 9.5% in OECD members, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was OECD members ahead.
Egypt ranks 37th and OECD members ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 9.9% | 2.3% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 17.2% | 12.5% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 20.4% | 16.9% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 7.9% | 5.1% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 12.8% | 3.2% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 1.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 11.0% | 4.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Egypt or OECD members?
- Egypt, at 21.4% against 9.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Egypt and OECD members?
- 11.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and OECD members?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and OECD members rank globally for fuel imports?
- Egypt ranks 37th and OECD members ranks 37th 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.