Nepal vs World: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Nepal
- World
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 23.0% against 13.1% in World, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1974 it was World ahead.
Nepal ranks 33rd and World ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.9% | 19.4% | 4.4% | World |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 18.5% | 4.7% | World |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 7.4% | 4.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.7% | 4.0% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.1% | 3.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 12.3% | 5.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Nepal or World?
- Nepal, at 23.0% against 13.1% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Nepal and World?
- 9.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and World?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and World rank globally for fuel imports?
- Nepal ranks 33rd and World ranks 32nd 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.