Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Dominican Republic

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in the Dominican Republic in 2024 — 16.64%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 131. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 6.28 pp.

2024 16.64% −1.61 pp vs 2023
World rank 47of 131
Period maximum 40.51%1984
Period minimum 0.97%2002

Trend over time

1972–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Dominican Republic, 1972–2024020406019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 10.37%1973: 12%1974: 16.58%1975: 22.58%1976: 1.59%1977: 20.78%1978: 22.58%1979: 26.5%1980: 25.39%1981: 32.86%1982: 34.11%1983: 36.23%1984: 40.51%1985: 35.23%2001: 22.55%2002: 0.97%2003: 1.45%2004: 1.59%2005: 1.33%2006: 1.51%2007: 22.46%2008: 24.62%2009: 22.2%2010: 24.51%2011: 25.72%2012: 25.86%2013: 28.3%2014: 22.54%2015: 16.08%2016: 14.45%2017: 16.81%2018: 20.99%2019: 18.01%2020: 13.49%2021: 17.61%2022: 16.44%2023: 18.26%2024: 16.64%
Change over the period: +6.28 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Dominican Republic 16.64%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.64 −1.61 pp
2023 18.26 +1.82 pp
2022 16.44 −1.17 pp
2021 17.61 +4.12 pp
2020 13.49 −4.53 pp
2019 18.01 −2.98 pp
2018 20.99 +4.19 pp
2017 16.81 +2.36 pp
2016 14.45 −1.63 pp
2015 16.08 −6.46 pp
2014 22.54 −5.76 pp
2013 28.3 +2.43 pp
2012 25.86 +0.15 pp
2011 25.72 +1.21 pp
2010 24.51 +2.31 pp
2009 22.2 −2.42 pp
2008 24.62 +2.15 pp
2007 22.46 +20.96 pp
2006 1.51 +0.18 pp
2005 1.33 −0.27 pp
2004 1.59 +0.15 pp
2003 1.45 +0.48 pp
2002 0.97 −21.58 pp
2001 22.55
1985 35.23 −5.28 pp
1984 40.51 +4.27 pp
1983 36.23 +2.12 pp
1982 34.11 +1.25 pp
1981 32.86 +7.47 pp
1980 25.39 −1.11 pp
1979 26.5 +3.92 pp
1978 22.58 +1.8 pp
1977 20.78 +19.19 pp
1976 1.59 −20.99 pp
1975 22.58 +6 pp
1974 16.58 +4.59 pp
1973 12 +1.63 pp
1972 10.37

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.