Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) by country
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...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
65.4%
Brunei
Lowest
0.5%
French Polynesia
Median
13.6%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
10,123
What the numbers show
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 65.4% in Brunei; the lowest is 0.5% in French Polynesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.6%, and the mean is 14.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 143.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 29,708.0%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 97.7%).
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 65.4% | 2025 | up 978.2% | volatile |
| 2 | United States Virgin Islands | 58.5% | 1978 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 41.1% | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Mali | 36.3% | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 5 | Mauritania | 34.7% | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 33.2% | 2025 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Liberia | 31.8% | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 8 | Gambia | 31.7% | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Senegal | 31.5% | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cuba | 30.9% | 2021 | up 29,708.0% | rising |
| 11 | Micronesia (country) | 30.1% | 2013 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia | 29.7% | 2025 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.3% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 28.3% | 2012 | up 9,564.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 28.2% | 2025 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 28.0% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 26.5% | 2024 | up 6,090.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Lebanon | 25.8% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 25.7% | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 25.7% | 2025 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Cyprus | 25.6% | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 24.2% | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Palau | 24.1% | 2018 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 24 | Jamaica | 23.3% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 25 | Nepal | 23.0% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 22.9% | 2024 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 27 | Mongolia | 22.9% | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 28 | Mauritius | 22.9% | 2025 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 22.7% | 2019 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.5% | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 31 | Moldova | 22.4% | 2025 | up 94.6% | falling |
| 32 | New Caledonia | 22.3% | 2015 | up 40.7% | falling |
| 33 | South Korea | 22.2% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 34 | Burundi | 22.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 21.5% | 2025 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Fiji | 21.5% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 37 | Egypt | 21.4% | 2025 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Oman | 21.4% | 2025 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique | 21.3% | 2025 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 40 | East Timor | 21.2% | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 41 | Palestine | 21.2% | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 42 | Kenya | 21.2% | 2025 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 21.1% | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 44 | Botswana | 20.5% | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 45 | Seychelles | 20.4% | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 20.4% | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 20.4% | 2020 | down 41.0% | flat |
| 48 | Malawi | 19.8% | 2025 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 49 | Maldives | 19.7% | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 50 | Syria | 19.7% | 2010 | up 425.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Japan | 19.6% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 52 | Samoa | 19.4% | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Panama | 19.3% | 2025 | up 161.4% | falling |
| 54 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.0% | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Malta | 19.0% | 2025 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Madagascar | 18.8% | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 57 | Laos | 18.8% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 18.8% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 59 | Tonga | 18.7% | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 60 | Eswatini | 18.7% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 61 | Dominica | 18.6% | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 62 | Vanuatu | 18.2% | 2011 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 63 | China | 18.1% | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Chad | 17.9% | 1995 | — | rising |
| 65 | Honduras | 17.8% | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 17.8% | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 17.7% | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 17.6% | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.4% | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 17.2% | 2007 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 17.0% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 16.8% | 2018 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 73 | Barbados | 16.7% | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 74 | Tuvalu | 16.7% | 2008 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 75 | Grenada | 16.6% | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 76 | Greenland | 16.4% | 2018 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 77 | Peru | 16.4% | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Angola | 16.4% | 2025 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahamas | 16.3% | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 16.2% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 81 | Namibia | 15.9% | 2024 | up 152.0% | rising |
| 82 | Uganda | 15.7% | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 83 | Chile | 15.5% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 84 | Singapore | 15.5% | 2025 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 15.4% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 86 | Rwanda | 15.3% | 2022 | up 275.7% | rising |
| 87 | Lesotho | 15.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 88 | Indonesia | 15.2% | 2025 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Tanzania | 15.0% | 2025 | down 70.4% | rising |
| 90 | Belgium | 14.6% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 14.4% | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Uruguay | 14.2% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 93 | Guatemala | 14.2% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bhutan | 14.1% | 2025 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 95 | Croatia | 14.0% | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 13.8% | 2025 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 97 | Guinea | 13.8% | 2016 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 98 | Benin | 13.7% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 13.6% | 2024 | down 35.8% | flat |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 13.5% | 2025 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 13.5% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 102 | Cambodia | 13.4% | 2024 | up 304.3% | rising |
| 103 | Netherlands | 13.3% | 2025 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 104 | Libya | 13.1% | 2019 | up 1,293.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Faroe Islands | 13.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 106 | Guyana | 13.0% | 2025 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 107 | Sudan | 12.9% | 2018 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Yemen | 12.8% | 2024 | up 496.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 12.8% | 2024 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 110 | Niger | 12.8% | 2024 | up 252.6% | flat |
| 111 | Philippines | 12.7% | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 112 | Ukraine | 12.6% | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 113 | Kiribati | 12.5% | 2021 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 114 | Thailand | 12.5% | 2025 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 115 | Somalia | 12.4% | 1982 | up 165.4% | rising |
| 116 | Finland | 12.3% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 117 | Suriname | 12.1% | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 118 | New Zealand | 12.0% | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 119 | Malaysia | 12.0% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 120 | Spain | 11.8% | 2025 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Australia | 11.7% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.6% | 2025 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 123 | Saint Lucia | 11.4% | 2020 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 11.2% | 2024 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 125 | Brazil | 11.1% | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Jordan | 10.9% | 2024 | down 59.9% | rising |
| 127 | North Macedonia | 10.8% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 128 | Haiti | 10.7% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 129 | Italy | 10.7% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.7% | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 131 | Paraguay | 10.6% | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 132 | Montenegro | 10.6% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 133 | France | 10.6% | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 134 | Latvia | 10.5% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 135 | Morocco | 10.4% | 2025 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 10.3% | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 137 | Comoros | 10.2% | 2023 | up 539.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.1% | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 10.1% | 2018 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 140 | Iceland | 9.0% | 2025 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 8.9% | 2025 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 8.9% | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 143 | Georgia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 144 | Hungary | 8.7% | 2025 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Albania | 8.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Portugal | 8.5% | 2025 | down 35.9% | flat |
| 147 | Israel | 8.3% | 2025 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 148 | Sweden | 8.3% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 149 | Colombia | 8.2% | 2025 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 150 | United Kingdom | 8.1% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 151 | Romania | 8.0% | 2025 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Djibouti | 7.9% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 153 | Vietnam | 7.9% | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 154 | Togo | 7.7% | 2025 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Germany | 7.4% | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 156 | Slovakia | 7.3% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 157 | Bermuda | 7.1% | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 158 | Turkey | 6.9% | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Gabon | 6.9% | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Andorra | 6.6% | 2025 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 161 | Slovenia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 162 | Austria | 6.4% | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 163 | Poland | 6.3% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 164 | Qatar | 6.2% | 2024 | up 461.9% | volatile |
| 165 | United States | 6.2% | 2025 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Canada | 6.1% | 2025 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 167 | Denmark | 6.0% | 2025 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Aruba | 5.9% | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 5.7% | 2025 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% | 2025 | up 234.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Mexico | 5.4% | 2025 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Czechia | 5.3% | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 173 | Norway | 5.3% | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Congo | 5.2% | 2023 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Iraq | 5.2% | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Ireland | 5.2% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 5.1% | 2023 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% | 2025 | up 544.8% | volatile |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 4.5% | 2023 | up 382.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | 4.4% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 181 | Argentina | 4.0% | 2025 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 182 | Macao | 3.8% | 2025 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 183 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.7% | 1983 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Bahrain | 2.6% | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Switzerland | 2.5% | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 186 | Iran | 1.7% | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Hong Kong | 1.6% | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 188 | Algeria | 1.2% | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Sierra Leone | 1.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8% | 2025 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Venezuela | 0.8% | 2013 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Russia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.7% | 2017 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7% | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Kuwait | 0.6% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 196 | French Polynesia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 96.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 32.4%
- South Asia 27.5%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 27.5%
- IDA blend 27.2%
- Lower middle income 25.6%
- IDA total 24.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 23.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 23.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 22.1%
- IDA only 22.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 20.9%
- Other small states 18.9%
- Low income 18.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 18.0%
- Least developed countries 17.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 16.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 16.8%
- Pacific island small states 16.2%
- Low & middle income 16.0%
- Middle income 16.0%
- Small states 15.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 15.5%
- IDA & IBRD total 15.4%
- IBRD only 15.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 14.6%
- Early-demographic dividend 14.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 14.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 14.1%
- Upper middle income 14.0%
- World 11.2%
- Euro area 10.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 10.4%
- European Union 9.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 9.6%
- Arab World 9.6%
- OECD members 9.5%
- High income 9.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 9.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 9.0%
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.