Mali vs Nigeria: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 38.0% against 36.3% in Mali, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 0.8% | Mali |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 2.3% | 10.6% | Mali |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 0.4% | 14.4% | Mali |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 1.5% | 15.3% | Mali |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 3.9% | 16.7% | Mali |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 16.5% | 10.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 29.8% | 2.5% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Mali or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 38.0% against 36.3% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Mali and Nigeria?
- 1.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for fuel imports?
- Mali ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.