New Zealand vs Spain: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 12.0% against 11.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Spain ahead.
New Zealand ranks 118th and Spain ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 12.1% | 4.2% | Spain |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 22.6% | 11.1% | Spain |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 29.4% | 16.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 9.3% | 2.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 13.6% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 17.4% | 4.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 13.6% | 2.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 12.0% against 11.8% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for fuel imports?
- New Zealand ranks 118th and Spain ranks 120th 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.