Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Northern America in 2024 — 20.34%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 14.16 pp.
1980–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.34 | +0.22 pp |
| 2023 | 20.11 | −3.27 pp |
| 2022 | 23.39 | +5.68 pp |
| 2021 | 17.71 | +3.92 pp |
| 2020 | 13.79 | −2.11 pp |
| 2019 | 15.9 | +0.13 pp |
| 2018 | 15.77 | +2.81 pp |
| 2017 | 12.96 | +3.25 pp |
| 2016 | 9.71 | −1 pp |
| 2015 | 10.7 | — |
| 2012 | 13.61 | — |
| 1985 | 7.55 | +0.64 pp |
| 1984 | 6.91 | −0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 7.31 | −0.88 pp |
| 1982 | 8.19 | +1.48 pp |
| 1981 | 6.71 | +0.54 pp |
| 1980 | 6.18 | — |
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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