South Korea vs Pacific island small states: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- South Korea
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 25.7% against 16.2% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
South Korea ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 27th of 196 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 1.9% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 20.1% | 4.3% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 21.1% | 4.8% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 22.2% | 6.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 16.2% | 6.2% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, South Korea or Pacific island small states?
- South Korea, at 25.7% against 16.2% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between South Korea and Pacific island small states?
- 9.5%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Pacific island small states?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do South Korea and Pacific island small states rank globally for fuel imports?
- South Korea ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 27th 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.
Individual pages
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.