Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Canada

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Canada in 2024 — 6.51%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 1.29 pp.

2024 6.51% −0.38 pp vs 2023
World rank 116of 131
Period maximum 12.46%2008
Period minimum 3.32%1999

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Canada, 1962–202405101519621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 7.8%1964: 7.35%1966: 6.45%1968: 6.39%1970: 5.61%1972: 5.73%1974: 10.5%1976: 10.82%1978: 9.04%1980: 12.38%1982: 10.06%1984: 6.45%1986: 4.73%1988: 3.91%1990: 6.28%1992: 4.35%1994: 3.48%1996: 4.31%1998: 3.34%2000: 5.3%2002: 4.98%2004: 7.15%2006: 9.2%2008: 12.46%2010: 10.17%2012: 11.18%2014: 10.37%2016: 6.31%2018: 7.95%2020: 4.97%2022: 7.9%2024: 6.51%
Change over the period: −1.29 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Canada 6.51%
World 13.08%
Northern America computed 7.34%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 6.51 −0.38 pp
2023 6.89 −1.01 pp
2022 7.9 +1.71 pp
2021 6.19 +1.22 pp
2020 4.97 −2.35 pp
2019 7.33 −0.63 pp
2018 7.95 +0.97 pp
2017 6.99 +0.68 pp
2016 6.31 −0.71 pp
2015 7.02 −3.34 pp
2014 10.37 −0.58 pp
2013 10.95 −0.24 pp
2012 11.18 −0.72 pp
2011 11.9 +1.73 pp
2010 10.17 +0.7 pp
2009 9.47 −2.99 pp
2008 12.46 +3.07 pp
2007 9.39 +0.19 pp
2006 9.2 −0.06 pp
2005 9.25 +2.1 pp
2004 7.15 +0.78 pp
2003 6.37 +1.39 pp
2002 4.98 −0.73 pp
2001 5.71 +0.41 pp
2000 5.3 +1.98 pp
1999 3.32 −0.02 pp
1998 3.34 −1.04 pp
1997 4.38 +0.08 pp
1996 4.31 +0.69 pp
1995 3.62 +0.14 pp
1994 3.48 −0.5 pp
1993 3.99 −0.36 pp
1992 4.35 −0.52 pp
1991 4.87 −1.41 pp
1990 6.28 +1.58 pp
1989 4.69 +0.79 pp
1988 3.91 −0.99 pp
1987 4.89 +0.17 pp
1986 4.73 −1.33 pp
1985 6.06 −0.39 pp
1984 6.45 −0.53 pp
1983 6.98 −3.08 pp
1982 10.06 −2.31 pp
1981 12.37 −0.01 pp
1980 12.38 +3.1 pp
1979 9.28 +0.24 pp
1978 9.04 −0.89 pp
1977 9.93 −0.89 pp
1976 10.82 −1.23 pp
1975 12.05 +1.55 pp
1974 10.5 +4.82 pp
1973 5.68 −0.06 pp
1972 5.73 −0.11 pp
1971 5.84 +0.23 pp
1970 5.61 +0.56 pp
1969 5.05 −1.34 pp
1968 6.39 −0.11 pp
1967 6.5 +0.05 pp
1966 6.45 −0.81 pp
1965 7.26 −0.09 pp
1964 7.35 −0.88 pp
1963 8.23 +0.43 pp
1962 7.8

Northern America, 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.

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