Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Fuel imports

Papua New Guinea
17.0%
in 2023
Thailand
16.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
74th
Thailand rank
75th

Fuel imports over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Thailand
0102030196219932024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.0% against 16.9% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 75th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 7.7% 16.1% 8.4% Thailand
1980s 16.8% 22.6% 5.8% Thailand
1990s 2.5% 8.1% 5.6% Thailand
2000s 17.6% 12.5% 5.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 13.1% 18.1% 5.0% Thailand
2020s 13.7% 16.7% 3.0% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
Papua New Guinea, at 17.0% against 16.9% in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for fuel imports?
Papua New Guinea ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 75th 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

Indicator
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,984 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.