Japan vs Syria: Fuel imports

Japan
19.6%
in 2025
Syria
19.7%
in 2010
Japan rank
58th
Syria rank
57th

Fuel imports over time

  • Japan
  • Syria
01020304050196219932025

How they compare

Syria currently reports 19.7% against 19.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 58th and Syria ranks 57th of 196 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 42.2% 12.9% 29.4% Japan
1980s 43.2% 28.8% 14.4% Japan
2000s 24.7% 12.8% 11.9% Japan
2010s 28.7% 19.7% 9.0% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Japan or Syria?
Syria, at 19.7% against 19.6% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Japan and Syria?
0.1%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syria?
25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2010.
How do Japan and Syria rank globally for fuel imports?
Japan ranks 58th and Syria ranks 57th 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.