Liberia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Liberia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 31.8% against 23.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 5.9% | 11.0% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 16.7% | 9.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 19.6% | 7.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Liberia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Liberia, at 31.8% against 23.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fuel imports?
- Liberia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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.