Gambia vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fuel imports

Gambia
31.7%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
22.1%
in 2023
Gambia rank
11th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
10th

Fuel imports over time

  • Gambia
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 31.7% against 22.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 9.6%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Gambia ranks 11th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.2% 9.7% 3.4% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 9.0% 13.1% 4.1% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 11.9% 15.8% 4.0% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 17.7% 16.5% 1.2% Gambia
2020s 25.9% 18.0% 7.9% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Gambia or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Gambia, at 31.7% against 22.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Gambia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
9.6%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for fuel imports?
Gambia ranks 11th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 10th 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.