Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — East Asia & Pacific

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 18.03%. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 3.41 pp.

2024 18.03% −0.78 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 21.05%2012
Period minimum 7.01%1995

Trend over time

1984–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — East Asia & Pacific, 1984–20240102030198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 14.63%1985: 14.14%1986: 10.05%1987: 9.08%1992: 9.07%1993: 8.96%1994: 7.23%1995: 7.01%1996: 8.16%1997: 9.43%1998: 7.83%1999: 8.58%2000: 11.85%2001: 11.24%2002: 10.61%2003: 11.31%2004: 12.53%2005: 14.74%2006: 16.36%2007: 16.15%2008: 20.12%2009: 16.66%2010: 17.24%2011: 19.91%2012: 21.05%2013: 20.44%2014: 19.92%2015: 13.97%2016: 12.34%2017: 14.57%2018: 16.93%2019: 16.25%2020: 12.47%2021: 14.63%2022: 19.49%2023: 18.82%2024: 18.03%
Change over the period: +3.41 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 18.03%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 18.03 −0.78 pp
2023 18.82 −0.67 pp
2022 19.49 +4.86 pp
2021 14.63 +2.16 pp
2020 12.47 −3.79 pp
2019 16.25 −0.68 pp
2018 16.93 +2.36 pp
2017 14.57 +2.23 pp
2016 12.34 −1.62 pp
2015 13.97 −5.95 pp
2014 19.92 −0.52 pp
2013 20.44 −0.61 pp
2012 21.05 +1.14 pp
2011 19.91 +2.67 pp
2010 17.24 +0.59 pp
2009 16.66 −3.47 pp
2008 20.12 +3.97 pp
2007 16.15 −0.21 pp
2006 16.36 +1.61 pp
2005 14.74 +2.22 pp
2004 12.53 +1.21 pp
2003 11.31 +0.71 pp
2002 10.61 −0.64 pp
2001 11.24 −0.6 pp
2000 11.85 +3.27 pp
1999 8.58 +0.75 pp
1998 7.83 −1.6 pp
1997 9.43 +1.26 pp
1996 8.16 +1.16 pp
1995 7.01 −0.22 pp
1994 7.23 −1.73 pp
1993 8.96 −0.11 pp
1992 9.07
1987 9.08 −0.96 pp
1986 10.05 −4.09 pp
1985 14.14 −0.49 pp
1984 14.63

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.