Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuel exports in Pre-demographic dividend, 1972–2024
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 71.4% for fuel exports in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel exports in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 74.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 1972.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27.9% | — |
| 1973 | 30.4% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 41.5% | +36.3% |
| 1975 | 45.0% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 45.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | +53.6% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Pre-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +53.6% | 45.3% | 69.6% |
| 1974 | +36.3% | 30.4% | 41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.0% | 27.9% | 45.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 65.9% | 74.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 57.7% | 73.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 57.2% | 71.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 20.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.4% (2024)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 2.4% (2023)
- Access to electricity 54.3% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 9.97 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0063 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 502.34 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 8.76 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel exports in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Fuel exports in Pre-demographic dividend was 71.4% in 2024, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest fuel exports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest fuel exports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 1972.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for fuel exports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuel exports rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.