Lesotho vs Tanzania: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)

Lesotho
15.3%
in 2024
Tanzania
15.0%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
87th
Tanzania rank
89th

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Tanzania
0204060197620002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 15.3% against 15.0% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 87th and Tanzania ranks 89th of 196 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 8.8% 19.4% 10.6% Tanzania
2010s 11.9% 28.9% 17.0% Tanzania
2020s 14.7% 20.6% 5.9% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Lesotho or Tanzania?
Lesotho, at 15.3% against 15.0% in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Lesotho and Tanzania?
0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Tanzania rank globally for fuel imports?
Lesotho ranks 87th and Tanzania ranks 89th 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, 10,123 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.