Fuel imports in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Fuel imports was 17.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 17.4% for fuel imports in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 18.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2003.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Fuel imports in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.9% | — |
| 1971 | 6.7% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 5.1% | -23.4% |
| 1975 | 17.2% | +237.5% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | -45.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -86.8% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +853.9% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +15.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 17.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.2%, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 17.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.3%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel imports in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +853.9% | 1.2% | 11.8% |
| 1975 | +237.5% | 5.1% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 5.1% | 17.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 1.2% | 16.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.1% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 68 Chad 17.9% compare
- 69 Honduras 17.8% compare
- 70 South Africa 17.7% compare
- 72 Republic of Moldova 17.4% compare
- 73 Serbia 17.2% compare
- 74 Papua New Guinea 17.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Guinea-Bissau?
- Fuel imports in Guinea-Bissau was 17.4% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for fuel imports?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.