Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Fuel imports

Lebanon
25.8%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
16.8%
in 2019
Lebanon rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Fuel imports over time

  • Lebanon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0102030196619952024

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 25.8% against 16.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 196 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 6.1% 4.7% 1.4% Lebanon
1970s 5.9% 4.9% 1.0% Lebanon
1990s 8.0% 7.4% 0.5% Lebanon
2000s 20.1% 13.6% 6.5% Lebanon
2010s 23.5% 16.2% 7.3% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Lebanon, at 25.8% against 16.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
9.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2019.
How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for fuel imports?
Lebanon ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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.