Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malta: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 21.2% against 9.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 0.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 7.6% | 2.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 11.0% | 3.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 4.8% | 1.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.5% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 32.4% | 20.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 18.3% | 7.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malta?
- Malta, at 21.2% against 9.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta?
- 11.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta rank globally for fuel imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 45th of 47 groups.
- 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.