El Salvador vs Libya: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- El Salvador
- Libya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 13.5% against 13.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1963 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 101st and Libya ranks 104th of 196 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 1.9% | 5.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 0.8% | 21.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 0.9% | 13.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.6% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, El Salvador or Libya?
- El Salvador, at 13.5% against 13.1% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between El Salvador and Libya?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for fuel imports?
- El Salvador ranks 101st and Libya ranks 104th 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.