Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) was 25.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in Cyprus, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, fuel imports in Cyprus stood at 25.6%.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Cyprus peaked at 30.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1973.
Cyprus ranks 21st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.1% | — |
| 1971 | 8.0% | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 7.0% | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 12.9% | +130.1% |
| 1975 | 16.0% | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 13.9% | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 11.1% | -20.4% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | +48.3% |
| 1981 | 21.7% | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | -29.8% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | -22.9% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +46.7% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +29.1% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | +16.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 25.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 2.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 25.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +130.1% | 5.6% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9% | 5.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 9.6% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 9.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 15.0% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 14.0% | 25.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More energy & mining data for Cyprus
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 63.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.1% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Cyprus?
- Fuel imports in Cyprus was 25.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1973.
- How does Cyprus rank for fuel imports?
- Cyprus ranks 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.