Malta vs Samoa: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 19.4% against 19.0% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Malta |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 1.7% | Malta |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 16.8% | 4.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 16.1% | 6.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 18.8% | 13.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 19.6% | 1.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 19.4% against 19.0% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for fuel imports?
- Malta ranks 55th 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.