Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Argentina

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Argentina in 2024 — 6.22%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 0.47 pp.

2024 6.22% −4.32 pp vs 2023
World rank 119of 131
Period maximum 17.69%1976
Period minimum 2.4%1993

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Argentina, 1962–20240510152019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 6.69%1963: 5.87%1964: 7.78%1965: 9.66%1966: 9.65%1967: 8.57%1968: 7.25%1969: 6.72%1970: 4.75%1971: 6.68%1972: 3.77%1973: 7.59%1974: 14.53%1975: 13.23%1976: 17.69%1977: 16.4%1978: 12.44%1979: 16.57%1980: 10.3%1981: 10.83%1982: 12.77%1983: 10.29%1984: 10.42%1985: 12.12%1986: 8.98%1987: 11.42%1992: 2.85%1993: 2.4%1994: 2.93%1995: 4.19%1996: 3.64%1997: 2.96%1998: 2.54%1999: 2.65%2000: 3.67%2001: 3.93%2002: 4.74%2003: 3.45%2004: 4.11%2005: 4.97%2006: 4.7%2007: 6.02%2008: 7.2%2009: 6.29%2010: 7.89%2011: 12.72%2012: 12.86%2013: 16.15%2014: 16.56%2015: 10.94%2016: 8.41%2017: 8.17%2018: 9.59%2019: 8.54%2020: 6.06%2021: 9.2%2022: 15.69%2023: 10.54%2024: 6.22%
Change over the period: −0.47 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Argentina 6.22%
World 13.08%
South America computed 14.06%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 6.22 −4.32 pp
2023 10.54 −5.15 pp
2022 15.69 +6.49 pp
2021 9.2 +3.14 pp
2020 6.06 −2.48 pp
2019 8.54 −1.06 pp
2018 9.59 +1.43 pp
2017 8.17 −0.24 pp
2016 8.41 −2.53 pp
2015 10.94 −5.62 pp
2014 16.56 +0.41 pp
2013 16.15 +3.29 pp
2012 12.86 +0.14 pp
2011 12.72 +4.83 pp
2010 7.89 +1.6 pp
2009 6.29 −0.91 pp
2008 7.2 +1.18 pp
2007 6.02 +1.32 pp
2006 4.7 −0.27 pp
2005 4.97 +0.86 pp
2004 4.11 +0.65 pp
2003 3.45 −1.29 pp
2002 4.74 +0.81 pp
2001 3.93 +0.26 pp
2000 3.67 +1.02 pp
1999 2.65 +0.11 pp
1998 2.54 −0.41 pp
1997 2.96 −0.68 pp
1996 3.64 −0.56 pp
1995 4.19 +1.26 pp
1994 2.93 +0.53 pp
1993 2.4 −0.45 pp
1992 2.85
1987 11.42 +2.44 pp
1986 8.98 −3.14 pp
1985 12.12 +1.69 pp
1984 10.42 +0.13 pp
1983 10.29 −2.49 pp
1982 12.77 +1.94 pp
1981 10.83 +0.53 pp
1980 10.3 −6.26 pp
1979 16.57 +4.13 pp
1978 12.44 −3.96 pp
1977 16.4 −1.29 pp
1976 17.69 +4.46 pp
1975 13.23 −1.3 pp
1974 14.53 +6.94 pp
1973 7.59 +3.82 pp
1972 3.77 −2.92 pp
1971 6.68 +1.94 pp
1970 4.75 −1.97 pp
1969 6.72 −0.53 pp
1968 7.25 −1.33 pp
1967 8.57 −1.08 pp
1966 9.65 −0.01 pp
1965 9.66 +1.88 pp
1964 7.78 +1.91 pp
1963 5.87 −0.82 pp
1962 6.69

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.

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