Japan vs Malawi: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 19.8% against 19.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 51st and Malawi ranks 48th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 5.4% | 14.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 34.4% | 10.6% | 23.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 43.2% | 15.7% | 27.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 10.4% | 9.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 12.3% | 12.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 11.1% | 15.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 14.9% | 7.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Japan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 19.8% against 19.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Japan and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for fuel imports?
- Japan ranks 51st and Malawi ranks 48th 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.