Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Albania

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Albania in 2024 — 8.58%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 131. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 6.03 pp.

2024 8.58% −2 pp vs 2023
World rank 105of 131
Period maximum 19.92%2012
Period minimum 0.26%2022

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Albania, 1996–20240510152019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 2.55%1997: 3.16%1998: 3.82%1999: 3.76%2000: 9.02%2001: 9.91%2002: 9.05%2003: 8.59%2004: 7.69%2005: 8.95%2006: 12.21%2007: 14.64%2008: 16.01%2009: 11.78%2010: 13.8%2011: 17.57%2012: 19.92%2013: 17.18%2014: 8.14%2015: 9.6%2016: 7.25%2017: 4.91%2018: 4.46%2019: 8.11%2020: 6.89%2021: 6.74%2022: 0.26%2023: 10.59%2024: 8.58%
Change over the period: +6.03 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 8.58%
World 13.08%
Southern Europe computed 13.36%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 8.58 −2 pp
2023 10.59 +10.32 pp
2022 0.26 −6.48 pp
2021 6.74 −0.15 pp
2020 6.89 −1.22 pp
2019 8.11 +3.65 pp
2018 4.46 −0.44 pp
2017 4.91 −2.35 pp
2016 7.25 −2.34 pp
2015 9.6 +1.45 pp
2014 8.14 −9.04 pp
2013 17.18 −2.74 pp
2012 19.92 +2.35 pp
2011 17.57 +3.77 pp
2010 13.8 +2.02 pp
2009 11.78 −4.22 pp
2008 16.01 +1.36 pp
2007 14.64 +2.43 pp
2006 12.21 +3.26 pp
2005 8.95 +1.27 pp
2004 7.69 −0.9 pp
2003 8.59 −0.45 pp
2002 9.05 −0.87 pp
2001 9.91 +0.89 pp
2000 9.02 +5.26 pp
1999 3.76 −0.05 pp
1998 3.82 +0.66 pp
1997 3.16 +0.61 pp
1996 2.55

About the indicator

The share of fuel in merchandise imports — the reverse side of fuel dependence. The indicator measures vulnerability to rising energy prices: a country spending a quarter of its imports on fuel loses as much when prices double as an exporter does when they fall. The series reacts visibly to oil shocks, and it shows that in the 1970s the share of fuel in the imports of developed countries rose several times over.

Important: The share is of value, not of volume, so it rises when fuel becomes more expensive even with no change in physical deliveries. The aggregate is weighted by merchandise imports — the denominator of the indicator.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.