Ghana vs Mauritania: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 34.7% against 32.1% in Ghana, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 6.8% | 1.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 21.4% | 8.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 23.8% | 19.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 33.9% | 9.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 34.7% against 32.1% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 2.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for fuel imports?
- Ghana ranks 9th and Mauritania 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
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.