Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Antigua and Barbuda

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Antigua and Barbuda in 2024 — 0.68%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 131. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 37.25 pp.

2024 0.68% −0.04 pp vs 2023
World rank 129of 131
Period maximum 57.19%1974
Period minimum 0.33%1977

Trend over time

1973–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Antigua and Barbuda, 1973–2024020406019731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 37.93%1974: 57.19%1975: 43.54%1977: 0.33%1978: 1.5%1981: 1.88%1999: 10.48%2000: 16.3%2005: 34.57%2006: 36.73%2007: 6.34%2009: 0.52%2010: 0.51%2011: 0.62%2012: 36.77%2013: 33.15%2014: 29.77%2015: 16.59%2016: 15.14%2017: 16.19%2018: 0.6%2019: 0.53%2020: 14.95%2021: 19.98%2022: 0.79%2023: 0.72%2024: 0.68%
Change over the period: −37.25 pp Annual average: -0.73 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Antigua and Barbuda 0.68%
World 13.08%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Antigua and Barbuda, by year Antigua and Barbuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.68 −0.04 pp
2023 0.72 −0.06 pp
2022 0.79 −19.2 pp
2021 19.98 +5.03 pp
2020 14.95 +14.42 pp
2019 0.53 −0.07 pp
2018 0.6 −15.59 pp
2017 16.19 +1.04 pp
2016 15.14 −1.44 pp
2015 16.59 −13.18 pp
2014 29.77 −3.38 pp
2013 33.15 −3.62 pp
2012 36.77 +36.15 pp
2011 0.62 +0.11 pp
2010 0.51 −0.01 pp
2009 0.52
2007 6.34 −30.4 pp
2006 36.73 +2.17 pp
2005 34.57
2000 16.3 +5.82 pp
1999 10.48
1981 1.88
1978 1.5 +1.17 pp
1977 0.33
1975 43.54 −13.65 pp
1974 57.19 +19.26 pp
1973 37.93

Caribbean, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.