Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Costa Rica

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Costa Rica in 2024 — 10.26%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 131. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 5.36 pp.

2024 10.26% −1.09 pp vs 2023
World rank 97of 131
Period maximum 19.98%1982
Period minimum 3.87%1970

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Costa Rica, 1965–202405101520196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 4.9%1966: 4.95%1967: 4.59%1968: 4.56%1969: 4.31%1970: 3.87%1971: 4.52%1972: 5.39%1973: 6.91%1974: 9.05%1975: 10.63%1976: 9.23%1977: 9.65%1978: 9.71%1979: 13.11%1980: 15.39%1981: 16.11%1982: 19.98%1983: 19.25%1984: 15.35%1985: 16.59%1986: 10.51%1987: 10.25%1994: 8.95%1995: 8.51%1996: 9.4%1997: 7.35%1998: 4.31%1999: 5.42%2000: 8.06%2001: 7.36%2002: 6.7%2003: 7.69%2004: 9.35%2005: 10.81%2006: 11.84%2007: 11.93%2008: 14.45%2009: 8.43%2010: 12.12%2011: 12.44%2012: 12.45%2013: 12.56%2014: 12.77%2015: 8.46%2016: 7.59%2017: 9.14%2018: 10.08%2019: 10.2%2020: 6.31%2021: 9.22%2022: 12.72%2023: 11.36%2024: 10.26%
Change over the period: +5.36 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Costa Rica 10.26%
World 13.08%
Central America computed 7.72%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.26 −1.09 pp
2023 11.36 −1.37 pp
2022 12.72 +3.51 pp
2021 9.22 +2.9 pp
2020 6.31 −3.89 pp
2019 10.2 +0.12 pp
2018 10.08 +0.93 pp
2017 9.14 +1.55 pp
2016 7.59 −0.87 pp
2015 8.46 −4.31 pp
2014 12.77 +0.21 pp
2013 12.56 +0.11 pp
2012 12.45 +0.01 pp
2011 12.44 +0.33 pp
2010 12.12 +3.69 pp
2009 8.43 −6.02 pp
2008 14.45 +2.53 pp
2007 11.93 +0.08 pp
2006 11.84 +1.04 pp
2005 10.81 +1.46 pp
2004 9.35 +1.66 pp
2003 7.69 +0.99 pp
2002 6.7 −0.66 pp
2001 7.36 −0.7 pp
2000 8.06 +2.64 pp
1999 5.42 +1.11 pp
1998 4.31 −3.04 pp
1997 7.35 −2.05 pp
1996 9.4 +0.9 pp
1995 8.51 −0.44 pp
1994 8.95
1987 10.25 −0.26 pp
1986 10.51 −6.08 pp
1985 16.59 +1.24 pp
1984 15.35 −3.9 pp
1983 19.25 −0.73 pp
1982 19.98 +3.87 pp
1981 16.11 +0.72 pp
1980 15.39 +2.29 pp
1979 13.11 +3.4 pp
1978 9.71 +0.06 pp
1977 9.65 +0.42 pp
1976 9.23 −1.4 pp
1975 10.63 +1.58 pp
1974 9.05 +2.14 pp
1973 6.91 +1.52 pp
1972 5.39 +0.86 pp
1971 4.52 +0.65 pp
1970 3.87 −0.44 pp
1969 4.31 −0.25 pp
1968 4.56 −0.03 pp
1967 4.59 −0.36 pp
1966 4.95 +0.05 pp
1965 4.9

Central 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.

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