Maldives vs Samoa: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 19.7% against 19.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
Maldives ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 0.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.8% | 2.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 1.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 19.7% against 19.4% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Maldives and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for fuel imports?
- Maldives ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 52nd 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.