Fuel imports in High income
High income: Fuel imports was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuel imports in High income, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, fuel imports in High income stood at 11.0%.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in High income peaked at 25.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1998.
High income ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Fuel imports in High income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 12.2% | — |
| 1963 | 11.4% | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 9.9% | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 9.9% | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 10.9% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 20.9% | +81.2% |
| 1975 | 21.5% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 21.9% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 21.1% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 18.1% | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 25.3% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 23.7% | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 20.1% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | -36.2% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +40.2% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel imports in High income 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 | +81.2% | 11.5% | 20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 9.7% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 10.1% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 7.6% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More energy & mining data for High income
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 11.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.5% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.1% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 8,838 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 6.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in High income?
- Fuel imports in High income was 11.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1998.
- How does High income rank for fuel imports?
- High income ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.