Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Egypt

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Egypt in 2024 — 17.95%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 131. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 10.59 pp.

2024 17.95% +2.96 pp vs 2023
World rank 42of 131
Period maximum 18.69%2012
Period minimum 0.81%1979

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Egypt, 1965–202405101520196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 7.35%1966: 6.88%1967: 7.11%1968: 7.84%1969: 8.86%1970: 9.39%1971: 7.68%1972: 6.65%1973: 2.6%1974: 2.79%1975: 6.93%1976: 5.73%1977: 2.27%1978: 1.5%1979: 0.81%1980: 1.09%1981: 3%1982: 4.09%1983: 5.68%1984: 4.5%1985: 3.78%1986: 3.41%1987: 2.77%1994: 1.43%1995: 1.22%1996: 1.44%1997: 1.81%1998: 4.85%1999: 6.07%2000: 7.58%2001: 4.92%2002: 3.98%2003: 5.17%2004: 8.57%2005: 13.5%2006: 16.35%2007: 14.75%2008: 10.8%2009: 9.86%2010: 13.45%2011: 14.89%2012: 18.69%2013: 13.94%2014: 13.75%2015: 15.69%2016: 15.17%2017: 17.32%2018: 17.18%2019: 13.97%2020: 9.86%2021: 12.08%2022: 15.5%2023: 14.98%2024: 17.95%
Change over the period: +10.59 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Egypt 17.95%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.95 +2.96 pp
2023 14.98 −0.52 pp
2022 15.5 +3.42 pp
2021 12.08 +2.22 pp
2020 9.86 −4.11 pp
2019 13.97 −3.21 pp
2018 17.18 −0.14 pp
2017 17.32 +2.15 pp
2016 15.17 −0.52 pp
2015 15.69 +1.94 pp
2014 13.75 −0.19 pp
2013 13.94 −4.75 pp
2012 18.69 +3.8 pp
2011 14.89 +1.44 pp
2010 13.45 +3.59 pp
2009 9.86 −0.94 pp
2008 10.8 −3.95 pp
2007 14.75 −1.6 pp
2006 16.35 +2.84 pp
2005 13.5 +4.93 pp
2004 8.57 +3.4 pp
2003 5.17 +1.19 pp
2002 3.98 −0.95 pp
2001 4.92 −2.66 pp
2000 7.58 +1.52 pp
1999 6.07 +1.22 pp
1998 4.85 +3.04 pp
1997 1.81 +0.37 pp
1996 1.44 +0.22 pp
1995 1.22 −0.21 pp
1994 1.43
1987 2.77 −0.64 pp
1986 3.41 −0.36 pp
1985 3.78 −0.72 pp
1984 4.5 −1.19 pp
1983 5.68 +1.59 pp
1982 4.09 +1.09 pp
1981 3 +1.91 pp
1980 1.09 +0.28 pp
1979 0.81 −0.69 pp
1978 1.5 −0.77 pp
1977 2.27 −3.47 pp
1976 5.73 −1.19 pp
1975 6.93 +4.13 pp
1974 2.79 +0.19 pp
1973 2.6 −4.05 pp
1972 6.65 −1.03 pp
1971 7.68 −1.71 pp
1970 9.39 +0.53 pp
1969 8.86 +1.02 pp
1968 7.84 +0.72 pp
1967 7.11 +0.24 pp
1966 6.88 −0.48 pp
1965 7.35

Northern Africa, 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.