Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Dominica

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Dominica in 2023 — 18.58%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 160. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 11.93 pp.

2023 18.58% +2.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 60of 160
Period maximum 22.18%2013
Period minimum 5.44%2021

Trend over time

1977–2023 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Dominica, 1977–2023010203019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 6.65%1978: 5.82%1979: 6.23%1980: 8.81%1981: 8.59%1983: 8.3%1985: 10.94%1986: 7.51%1987: 6.56%1993: 6.36%1994: 6.57%1995: 5.61%1996: 6.54%1997: 6.82%1999: 6.33%2000: 9.58%2001: 9.82%2002: 9.45%2003: 10.86%2004: 11.09%2005: 13.26%2006: 15.47%2007: 17.19%2008: 15.64%2009: 15.64%2010: 17.29%2012: 22.13%2013: 22.18%2016: 12.7%2017: 14.64%2018: 11.21%2019: 9.54%2020: 7.75%2021: 5.44%2022: 16.55%2023: 18.58%
Change over the period: +11.93 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Dominica 18.58%
World 14.07%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 18.58 +2.03 pp
2022 16.55 +11.11 pp
2021 5.44 −2.31 pp
2020 7.75 −1.79 pp
2019 9.54 −1.67 pp
2018 11.21 −3.42 pp
2017 14.64 +1.94 pp
2016 12.7
2013 22.18 +0.05 pp
2012 22.13
2010 17.29 +1.65 pp
2009 15.64 −0 pp
2008 15.64 −1.55 pp
2007 17.19 +1.72 pp
2006 15.47 +2.21 pp
2005 13.26 +2.17 pp
2004 11.09 +0.23 pp
2003 10.86 +1.41 pp
2002 9.45 −0.37 pp
2001 9.82 +0.24 pp
2000 9.58 +3.25 pp
1999 6.33
1997 6.82 +0.28 pp
1996 6.54 +0.93 pp
1995 5.61 −0.96 pp
1994 6.57 +0.21 pp
1993 6.36
1987 6.56 −0.95 pp
1986 7.51 −3.43 pp
1985 10.94
1983 8.3
1981 8.59 −0.23 pp
1980 8.81 +2.58 pp
1979 6.23 +0.41 pp
1978 5.82 −0.83 pp
1977 6.65

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.