Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fuel imports

Gambia
31.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
23.6%
in 2024
Gambia rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th

Fuel imports over time

  • Gambia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
010203040196419942024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 31.7% against 23.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 8.1%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Gambia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 7.6% 6.0% 1.6% Gambia
1990s 8.0% 10.7% 2.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 11.9% 14.4% 2.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 17.7% 16.8% 0.9% Gambia
2020s 27.1% 20.4% 6.7% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gambia, at 31.7% against 23.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
8.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fuel imports?
Gambia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th 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.