Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Middle Africa in 2023 — 58.05%. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 55.47 pp.
1962–2023 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 58.05 | −14.8 pp |
| 2022 | 72.85 | +16.04 pp |
| 2021 | 56.81 | −0.24 pp |
| 2020 | 57.04 | −10.6 pp |
| 2019 | 67.64 | +2.94 pp |
| 2018 | 64.71 | +0.26 pp |
| 2017 | 64.45 | +9.44 pp |
| 2016 | 55.01 | −6.57 pp |
| 2015 | 61.58 | — |
| 2012 | 91.25 | +2.14 pp |
| 2011 | 89.11 | — |
| 2008 | 89.43 | — |
| 1975 | 36.52 | +13.23 pp |
| 1974 | 23.29 | +11.04 pp |
| 1973 | 12.26 | — |
| 1971 | 18.3 | +11.11 pp |
| 1970 | 7.2 | — |
| 1965 | 3 | — |
| 1962 | 2.57 | — |
The share of fuel — oil, gas, coal and the products of their refining — in a country's merchandise exports. This is the most direct measure of commodity dependence: for a dozen states the share exceeds ninety percent, meaning that all other exports together take up less than a tenth. A high value speaks not of wealth but of fragility: the revenue of such a country moves with the price of a single commodity, over which it has no influence.
Important: The share is of merchandise exports, not of all exports: services do not enter the denominator. The aggregate for country groups is weighted by merchandise exports — the denominator of the indicator itself.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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