El Salvador vs Netherlands: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- El Salvador
- Netherlands
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 13.5% against 13.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Netherlands ahead.
El Salvador ranks 101st and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 10.6% | 4.9% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 16.0% | 9.0% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 21.0% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 17.2% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 15.0% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, El Salvador or Netherlands?
- El Salvador, at 13.5% against 13.3% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between El Salvador and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Netherlands?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Netherlands rank globally for fuel imports?
- El Salvador ranks 101st and Netherlands ranks 103rd 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.