Kiribati vs Malaysia: Fuel imports

Kiribati
12.5%
in 2021
Malaysia
12.0%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
121st
Malaysia rank
124th

Fuel imports over time

  • Kiribati
  • Malaysia
0102030196419942025

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

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.