Tanzania vs Uruguay: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Tanzania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 15.0% against 14.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Uruguay ahead.
Tanzania ranks 89th and Uruguay ranks 92nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 29.2% | 15.0% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 25.3% | 6.7% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 9.4% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 21.8% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 16.4% | 12.6% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 14.5% | 6.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Tanzania or Uruguay?
- Tanzania, at 15.0% against 14.2% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Tanzania and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uruguay?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Uruguay rank globally for fuel imports?
- Tanzania ranks 89th and Uruguay ranks 92nd 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.