Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) by country
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...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
65.9%
Brunei
Lowest
0.4%
French Polynesia
Median
15.2%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
9,984
What the numbers show
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 65.9% in Brunei; the lowest is 0.4% in French Polynesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.2%, and the mean is 15.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 176.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 32,938.2%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 97.7%).
Fuel imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 65.9% | 2024 | up 549.2% | volatile |
| 2 | United States Virgin Islands | 58.5% | 1978 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 41.1% | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 38.0% | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 36.5% | 2023 | up 469.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Mali | 36.3% | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 36.2% | 2024 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritania | 34.7% | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 32.1% | 2023 | up 769.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Liberia | 31.8% | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 11 | Gambia | 31.7% | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 31.5% | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 31.5% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 14 | Senegal | 31.5% | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Cuba | 30.9% | 2021 | up 29,708.0% | rising |
| 16 | Micronesia (country) | 30.1% | 2013 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.3% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia | 29.2% | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Yemen | 28.4% | 2019 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 28.3% | 2012 | up 9,564.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Jamaica | 26.9% | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 26.9% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 26.5% | 2024 | up 6,090.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Greece | 26.2% | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Lebanon | 25.8% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | South Korea | 25.7% | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 25.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 24.2% | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Palau | 24.1% | 2018 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 30 | Oman | 23.9% | 2024 | up 287.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 23.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 32 | Fiji | 23.0% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 33 | Nepal | 23.0% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 34 | Zambia | 22.9% | 2024 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 35 | Mongolia | 22.9% | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 36 | Iraq | 22.9% | 2014 | up 32,938.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 22.7% | 2019 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Barbados | 22.7% | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 22.4% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 22.3% | 2015 | up 40.7% | falling |
| 41 | Burundi | 22.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritius | 21.6% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 21.5% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 44 | Mozambique | 21.3% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 21.2% | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 46 | East Timor | 21.2% | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 47 | Palestine | 21.2% | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 21.1% | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 49 | Maldives | 20.8% | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 50 | Angola | 20.5% | 2024 | up 260.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Botswana | 20.5% | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 52 | Seychelles | 20.4% | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 53 | China | 20.4% | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Belarus | 20.4% | 2020 | down 41.0% | flat |
| 55 | Panama | 20.0% | 2024 | up 76.4% | falling |
| 56 | Tanzania | 19.9% | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 57 | Syria | 19.7% | 2010 | up 425.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Japan | 19.6% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 59 | Samoa | 19.4% | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Singapore | 19.1% | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 61 | Madagascar | 18.8% | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 62 | Laos | 18.8% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 18.8% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 64 | Eswatini | 18.7% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 65 | Dominica | 18.6% | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 18.2% | 2011 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 17.9% | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Chad | 17.9% | 1995 | — | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 17.8% | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 70 | South Africa | 17.7% | 2025 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.4% | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 72 | Moldova | 17.4% | 2024 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 73 | Serbia | 17.2% | 2007 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 17.0% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 75 | Thailand | 16.9% | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 16.8% | 2018 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 77 | Tuvalu | 16.7% | 2008 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 16.6% | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Grenada | 16.6% | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 80 | Haiti | 16.5% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 81 | Malawi | 16.5% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 82 | Netherlands | 16.4% | 2024 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 83 | Greenland | 16.4% | 2018 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 84 | Peru | 16.4% | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Tonga | 16.4% | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 86 | Bahamas | 16.3% | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Lithuania | 16.2% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 88 | Belgium | 16.0% | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 89 | Namibia | 15.9% | 2024 | up 152.0% | rising |
| 90 | Faroe Islands | 15.7% | 2009 | up 94.4% | falling |
| 91 | Uganda | 15.7% | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 92 | Croatia | 15.5% | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 15.5% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 15.4% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 95 | Guatemala | 15.3% | 2024 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 96 | Rwanda | 15.3% | 2022 | up 275.7% | rising |
| 97 | Lesotho | 15.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.3% | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Indonesia | 15.2% | 2025 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Togo | 15.2% | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Philippines | 15.0% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 102 | El Salvador | 14.8% | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 14.4% | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 14.2% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 105 | Bhutan | 14.0% | 2025 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 106 | Belize | 13.8% | 2025 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 107 | Guinea | 13.8% | 2016 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 108 | Benin | 13.7% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 109 | Cayman Islands | 13.6% | 2024 | down 35.8% | flat |
| 110 | Finland | 13.5% | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 111 | Spain | 13.4% | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Cambodia | 13.3% | 2024 | up 303.9% | rising |
| 113 | Libya | 13.1% | 2019 | up 1,293.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Suriname | 12.9% | 2024 | down 38.7% | flat |
| 115 | Sudan | 12.9% | 2018 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 12.8% | 2024 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 117 | Niger | 12.8% | 2024 | up 252.6% | flat |
| 118 | France | 12.7% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 119 | Italy | 12.7% | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 120 | Ukraine | 12.6% | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 121 | Kiribati | 12.5% | 2021 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 122 | Somalia | 12.4% | 1982 | up 165.4% | rising |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 12.3% | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Malaysia | 12.0% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 125 | New Zealand | 12.0% | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 126 | Morocco | 11.8% | 2024 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 127 | North Macedonia | 11.8% | 2024 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 128 | Australia | 11.7% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.6% | 2025 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 130 | Bermuda | 11.5% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 11.4% | 2020 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 11.2% | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 133 | Uzbekistan | 11.2% | 2024 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 134 | Brazil | 11.1% | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Jordan | 10.9% | 2024 | down 59.9% | rising |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.7% | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 137 | Latvia | 10.6% | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 138 | Paraguay | 10.6% | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 139 | Montenegro | 10.5% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 140 | Sweden | 10.3% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 10.3% | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 142 | Comoros | 10.2% | 2023 | up 539.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Israel | 10.2% | 2024 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.1% | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 10.1% | 2018 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 146 | Guyana | 9.7% | 2025 | down 61.3% | rising |
| 147 | Colombia | 9.6% | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Iceland | 9.0% | 2025 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 149 | Estonia | 8.9% | 2024 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 150 | Andorra | 8.6% | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 151 | Turkey | 8.6% | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Hungary | 8.6% | 2025 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Albania | 8.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Portugal | 8.5% | 2025 | down 35.9% | flat |
| 155 | Romania | 8.2% | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 156 | United Kingdom | 8.2% | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 157 | Slovakia | 8.1% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 158 | Germany | 8.0% | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 159 | Djibouti | 7.9% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 160 | Vietnam | 7.9% | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 161 | Poland | 7.6% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 162 | United States | 7.5% | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 7.5% | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 164 | Austria | 7.5% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 165 | Gabon | 6.9% | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovenia | 6.9% | 2024 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 167 | Canada | 6.5% | 2024 | down 37.2% | flat |
| 168 | Armenia | 6.4% | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 169 | Ireland | 6.2% | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 170 | Argentina | 6.2% | 2024 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 171 | Qatar | 6.2% | 2024 | up 461.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Denmark | 6.1% | 2025 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Aruba | 5.9% | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 174 | Saudi Arabia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 271.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Czechia | 5.5% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 176 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% | 2025 | up 234.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Mexico | 5.4% | 2025 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Congo | 5.2% | 2023 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Norway | 5.2% | 2025 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Tajikistan | 5.1% | 2023 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 4.5% | 2023 | up 382.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Algeria | 4.2% | 2017 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Macao | 3.9% | 2024 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 184 | Kazakhstan | 3.8% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 185 | Switzerland | 3.2% | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.7% | 1983 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Bahrain | 2.6% | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Hong Kong | 2.1% | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 189 | Iran | 2.0% | 2022 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 1.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Venezuela | 0.8% | 2013 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Russia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.7% | 2017 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7% | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Kuwait | 0.6% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 196 | French Polynesia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 97.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 31.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 31.0%
- IDA blend 29.6%
- Africa Western and Central 27.6%
- Lower middle income 27.3%
- IDA total 24.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 23.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 23.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.6%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 22.1%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 19.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 19.5%
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.