Ghana vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Ghana
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 32.1% against 22.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 9th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 9.7% | 3.9% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 13.6% | 6.2% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 15.8% | 2.9% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 16.5% | 12.1% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 19.2% | 5.3% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Ghana or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Ghana, at 32.1% against 22.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Ghana and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 10.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for fuel imports?
- Ghana ranks 9th 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
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.