Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Fuel imports in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuel imports in Central Europe and the Baltics is 7.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 14.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2020.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.9% | — |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +40.8% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +64.0% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -29.7% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 8.3% | 14.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 5.7% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More energy & mining data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Ores and metals imports 3.0% (2025)
- Fuel exports 3.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2025)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 46.4% (2023)
- Access to electricity 100.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 703.08 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0366 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 63,761 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 7.25 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Fuel imports in Central Europe and the Baltics was 7.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for fuel imports?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.