Fuel exports in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Fuel exports was 25.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuel exports in Lower middle income, 1962–2024
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 25.2% for fuel exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel exports in Lower middle income peaked at 32.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1968.
That places Lower middle income 15th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Fuel exports in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 12.0% | — |
| 1963 | 14.1% | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 12.2% | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 13.5% | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 13.9% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 12.4% | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 10.6% | -14.4% |
| 1969 | 13.8% | +30.2% |
| 1970 | 15.8% | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 16.7% | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 18.6% | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 19.6% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 21.6% | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 18.9% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 21.7% | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 25.3% | +29.4% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +37.0% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -50.1% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +65.6% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +61.2% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 15.8% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 19.6% | 31.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 10.8% | 18.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 14.3% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 21.1% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 22.8% | 30.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 12 Qatar 83.8% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 79.4% compare
- 14 Oman 77.2% compare
- 15 Guyana 75.9% compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 75.5% compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 68.2% compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 67.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Lower middle income
- Fuel imports 27.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 906.18 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel exports in Lower middle income?
- Fuel exports in Lower middle income was 25.2% in 2024, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest fuel exports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest fuel exports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1968.
- How does Lower middle income rank for fuel exports?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuel exports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.