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