El Salvador vs Uruguay: Fuel imports

El Salvador
14.8%
in 2024
Uruguay
14.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
102nd
Uruguay rank
104th

Fuel imports over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
010203040196319932024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 14.8% against 14.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 102nd and Uruguay ranks 104th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 7.2% 25.1% 18.0% Uruguay
1980s 22.7% 30.7% 8.0% Uruguay
1990s 10.6% 9.2% 1.4% El Salvador
2000s 13.2% 21.8% 8.6% Uruguay
2010s 15.9% 16.4% 0.5% Uruguay
2020s 14.2% 14.5% 0.3% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, El Salvador or Uruguay?
El Salvador, at 14.8% against 14.2% in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between El Salvador and Uruguay?
0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for fuel imports?
El Salvador ranks 102nd and Uruguay 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

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, 9,984 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.