Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs India: Fuel imports

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
22.1%
in 2023
India
31.5%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
10th
India rank
12th

Fuel imports over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • India
010203040196219932024

How they compare

India currently reports 31.5% against 22.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 9.4%.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 10th and India ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) India Difference Ahead
1960s 5.3% 3.7% 1.6% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 9.7% 19.2% 9.5% India
1990s 13.1% 23.9% 10.8% India
2000s 15.8% 32.9% 17.1% India
2010s 16.5% 32.6% 16.1% India
2020s 18.0% 32.3% 14.3% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or India?
India, at 31.5% against 22.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and India?
9.4%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and India?
38 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and India rank globally for fuel imports?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 10th and India ranks 12th of 47 groups.
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.