Nigeria vs Senegal: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 33.2% against 31.5% in Senegal, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Senegal ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 10.1% | 8.1% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 23.9% | 23.1% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 18.6% | 17.0% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 22.0% | 18.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 26.9% | 9.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 28.2% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Nigeria, at 33.2% against 31.5% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 1.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for fuel imports?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and Senegal ranks 9th 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.