Fuel imports in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Fuel imports was 16.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in Solomon Islands, 1970–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 16.8% for fuel imports in 2018.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Solomon Islands peaked at 29.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2004.
Solomon Islands ranks 76th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuel imports in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.7% | — |
| 1971 | 5.2% | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | +59.3% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -24.9% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | +26.3% |
| 1981 | 23.2% | +43.4% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 25.5% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +32.5% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -85.8% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +326.2% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +119.5% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +40.2% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 5.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 14.9% | 25.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 2.4% | 26.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.0% | 29.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More energy & mining data for Solomon Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.21 % 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 0.3% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Solomon Islands?
- Fuel imports in Solomon Islands was 16.8% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2004.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for fuel imports?
- Solomon Islands ranks 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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 — 35 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.