New Zealand vs Suriname: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- New Zealand
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 12.1% against 12.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Suriname ahead.
New Zealand ranks 118th and Suriname ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 6.9% | 0.1% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 19.1% | 9.6% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 12.6% | 6.5% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 15.0% | 2.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 15.7% | 2.3% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 0.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, New Zealand or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 12.1% against 12.0% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between New Zealand and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Suriname rank globally for fuel imports?
- New Zealand ranks 118th and Suriname ranks 117th 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.