Spain vs Suriname: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Spain
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 12.1% against 11.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9% | 8.3% | 4.5% | Spain |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 19.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 12.6% | 4.3% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 15.0% | 1.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.7% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 11.4% | 2.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Spain or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 12.1% against 11.8% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Spain and Suriname?
- 0.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Suriname?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Suriname rank globally for fuel imports?
- Spain ranks 120th 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.