Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Equatorial Guinea

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Equatorial Guinea in 1983 — 2.75%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 108. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 2.67 pp.

1983 2.75% −7.68 pp vs 1982
World rank 92of 108
Period maximum 10.43%1982
Period minimum 0.08%1979

Trend over time

1979–1983 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Equatorial Guinea, 1979–1983051015197919801981198219831979: 0.08%1980: 5.89%1981: 8.38%1982: 10.43%1983: 2.75%
Change over the period: +2.67 pp Annual average: 0.67 pp

Comparison, 1983

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

Equatorial Guinea 2.75%
World 21.13%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1983 2.75 −7.68 pp
1982 10.43 +2.05 pp
1981 8.38 +2.48 pp
1980 5.89 +5.81 pp
1979 0.08

Middle Africa, 1983

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.