Gambia vs Nigeria: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 33.2% against 31.7% in Gambia, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nigeria ahead.
Gambia ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 7.6% | 4.0% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 2.1% | 3.9% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 1.5% | 6.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 3.6% | 7.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 0.7% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 31.4% | 4.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 33.2% against 31.7% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 1.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for fuel imports?
- Gambia ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.