Kiribati vs Malaysia: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Kiribati
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 12.5% against 12.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 124th of 196 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.1% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 10.2% | 2.1% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 3.4% | 6.8% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 8.6% | 12.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.2% | 1.6% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 1.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Kiribati or Malaysia?
- Kiribati, at 12.5% against 12.0% in Malaysia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Kiribati and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malaysia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Kiribati and Malaysia rank globally for fuel imports?
- Kiribati ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 124th 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.