Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Fuel imports

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
9.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
21.5%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
42nd
Sri Lanka rank
43rd

Fuel imports over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
0102030196219932024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21.5% against 9.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.6%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 6.4% 7.5% 1.0% Sri Lanka
1970s 9.9% 14.0% 4.1% Sri Lanka
1980s 14.5% 22.5% 8.0% Sri Lanka
1990s 7.6% 8.7% 1.1% Sri Lanka
2000s 9.0% 15.4% 6.4% Sri Lanka
2010s 11.7% 18.2% 6.5% Sri Lanka
2020s 11.0% 19.7% 8.7% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 21.5% 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 Sri Lanka?
11.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for fuel imports?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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

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.