Gambia vs Ghana: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 32.1% against 31.7% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Ghana ahead.
Gambia ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 5.8% | 2.2% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 13.1% | 7.0% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 26.7% | 17.9% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 16.3% | 8.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 13.0% | 1.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 4.4% | 13.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 24.6% | 5.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Gambia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 32.1% against 31.7% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Gambia and Ghana?
- 0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for fuel imports?
- Gambia ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 9th 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.