Ghana vs India: Fuel imports

Ghana
32.1%
in 2023
India
31.5%
in 2024
Ghana rank
9th
India rank
12th

Fuel imports over time

  • Ghana
  • India
010203040196219932024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 32.1% against 31.5% in India, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1962 it was India ahead.

Ghana ranks 9th and India ranks 12th of 196 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
1960s 5.7% 5.7% 0.0% India
1970s 13.1% 18.7% 5.6% India
1980s 25.5% 37.7% 12.1% India
1990s 16.5% 26.2% 9.7% India
2000s 13.0% 32.9% 19.9% India
2010s 4.4% 32.6% 28.3% India
2020s 24.6% 33.6% 9.0% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Ghana or India?
Ghana, at 32.1% against 31.5% in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Ghana and India?
0.6%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
50 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for fuel imports?
Ghana ranks 9th and India ranks 12th 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.