Maldives vs North America: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Maldives
- North America
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 20.8% against 7.3% in North America, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 49th and North America ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 1.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.1% | 1.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 12.4% | 8.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 7.5% | 12.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Maldives or North America?
- Maldives, at 20.8% against 7.3% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Maldives and North America?
- 13.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and North America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and North America rank globally for fuel imports?
- Maldives ranks 49th and North America ranks 47th 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.