Madagascar vs Malta: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Madagascar
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 19.0% against 18.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Madagascar ranks 56th and Malta ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 7.6% | 6.0% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 12.6% | 6.7% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 4.8% | 14.0% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 9.5% | 8.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 32.4% | 13.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 18.3% | 0.7% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Madagascar or Malta?
- Malta, at 19.0% against 18.8% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Madagascar and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malta?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Malta rank globally for fuel imports?
- Madagascar ranks 56th and Malta ranks 55th 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.