Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Mauritius: Fuel imports

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
10.9%
in 2024
Mauritius
21.6%
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th
Mauritius rank
42nd

Fuel imports over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Mauritius
510152025196219932024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 21.6% against 10.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritius ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Mauritius ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Mauritius Difference Ahead
1970s 10.5% 8.3% 2.2% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 7.2% 7.6% 0.4% Mauritius
2000s 10.1% 14.6% 4.5% Mauritius
2010s 12.3% 18.6% 6.3% Mauritius
2020s 11.5% 19.4% 7.9% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 21.6% against 10.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritius?
10.7%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritius?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritius rank globally for fuel imports?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Mauritius ranks 42nd 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.