Malta vs Sri Lanka: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 21.5% against 21.2% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malta ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 7.5% | 1.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 14.0% | 6.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 22.5% | 11.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 8.7% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 15.4% | 5.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 18.2% | 14.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 19.7% | 1.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Malta or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 21.5% against 21.2% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for fuel imports?
- Malta ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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.