Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Estonia

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Estonia in 2024 — 8.94%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 131. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 2 pp.

2024 8.94% −1.82 pp vs 2023
World rank 102of 131
Period maximum 20.43%2022
Period minimum 5.69%1998

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Estonia, 1995–20240102030199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 10.95%1996: 9.35%1997: 8.13%1998: 5.69%1999: 6.86%2000: 7.22%2001: 6.68%2002: 7.17%2003: 5.96%2004: 7.44%2005: 10.24%2006: 17.89%2007: 14.45%2008: 15.97%2009: 18.98%2010: 16.62%2011: 17.87%2012: 17.65%2013: 13.89%2014: 15.58%2015: 13.22%2016: 9.35%2017: 9.83%2018: 14.7%2019: 13.22%2020: 11.18%2021: 15.7%2022: 20.43%2023: 10.76%2024: 8.94%
Change over the period: −2 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Estonia 8.94%
World 13.08%
Northern Europe computed 9.7%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 8.94 −1.82 pp
2023 10.76 −9.66 pp
2022 20.43 +4.72 pp
2021 15.7 +4.52 pp
2020 11.18 −2.04 pp
2019 13.22 −1.48 pp
2018 14.7 +4.87 pp
2017 9.83 +0.48 pp
2016 9.35 −3.87 pp
2015 13.22 −2.36 pp
2014 15.58 +1.69 pp
2013 13.89 −3.76 pp
2012 17.65 −0.23 pp
2011 17.87 +1.26 pp
2010 16.62 −2.37 pp
2009 18.98 +3.01 pp
2008 15.97 +1.52 pp
2007 14.45 −3.44 pp
2006 17.89 +7.65 pp
2005 10.24 +2.8 pp
2004 7.44 +1.48 pp
2003 5.96 −1.21 pp
2002 7.17 +0.49 pp
2001 6.68 −0.54 pp
2000 7.22 +0.35 pp
1999 6.86 +1.18 pp
1998 5.69 −2.44 pp
1997 8.13 −1.22 pp
1996 9.35 −1.6 pp
1995 10.95

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.