Mauritius vs World: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Mauritius
- World
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 22.9% against 11.2% in World, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.0 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was World ahead.
Mauritius ranks 28th and World ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 15.2% | 6.9% | World |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 8.9% | 1.3% | World |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.6% | 2.0% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.1% | 4.6% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 12.6% | 7.4% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Mauritius or World?
- Mauritius, at 22.9% against 11.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Mauritius and World?
- 11.7%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and World rank globally for fuel imports?
- Mauritius ranks 28th and World ranks 31st 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.