Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — France

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in France in 2024 — 12.67%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 2.75 pp.

2024 12.67% −1.89 pp vs 2023
World rank 80of 131
Period maximum 28.83%1981
Period minimum 5.84%1998

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — France, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 15.42%1964: 15.14%1966: 13.55%1968: 13.66%1970: 12.11%1972: 13.23%1974: 22.89%1976: 22.45%1978: 19.47%1980: 26.6%1982: 26.7%1984: 24.04%1986: 12.63%1988: 8.23%1990: 9.58%1992: 8.61%1994: 7.67%1996: 8.28%1998: 5.84%2000: 10%2002: 9.27%2004: 10.91%2006: 14.89%2008: 17.05%2010: 13.96%2012: 17.44%2014: 14.71%2016: 8.4%2018: 11.29%2020: 7.24%2022: 20.15%2024: 12.67%
Change over the period: −2.75 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

France 12.67%
World 13.08%
Western Europe computed 11.08%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.67 −1.89 pp
2023 14.56 −5.59 pp
2022 20.15 +9.12 pp
2021 11.03 +3.79 pp
2020 7.24 −3.1 pp
2019 10.34 −0.95 pp
2018 11.29 +1.48 pp
2017 9.82 +1.42 pp
2016 8.4 −2.27 pp
2015 10.67 −4.04 pp
2014 14.71 −1.9 pp
2013 16.61 −0.83 pp
2012 17.44 +1.18 pp
2011 16.26 +2.3 pp
2010 13.96 +0.49 pp
2009 13.46 −3.59 pp
2008 17.05 +3.53 pp
2007 13.52 −1.37 pp
2006 14.89 +1.35 pp
2005 13.53 +2.63 pp
2004 10.91 +1.19 pp
2003 9.71 +0.45 pp
2002 9.27 −0.34 pp
2001 9.6 −0.39 pp
2000 10 +3.41 pp
1999 6.58 +0.74 pp
1998 5.84 −2.33 pp
1997 8.18 −0.1 pp
1996 8.28 +1.5 pp
1995 6.78 −0.89 pp
1994 7.67 −1.22 pp
1993 8.89 +0.29 pp
1992 8.61 −1.08 pp
1991 9.68 +0.1 pp
1990 9.58 +0.73 pp
1989 8.85 +0.62 pp
1988 8.23 −2.52 pp
1987 10.75 −1.88 pp
1986 12.63 −9.63 pp
1985 22.26 −1.78 pp
1984 24.04 −0.42 pp
1983 24.46 −2.24 pp
1982 26.7 −2.12 pp
1981 28.83 +2.23 pp
1980 26.6 +5.09 pp
1979 21.51 +2.04 pp
1978 19.47 −2 pp
1977 21.47 −0.98 pp
1976 22.45 −0.42 pp
1975 22.87 −0.02 pp
1974 22.89 +10.53 pp
1973 12.36 −0.86 pp
1972 13.23 −0.65 pp
1971 13.88 +1.77 pp
1970 12.11 +0.71 pp
1969 11.4 −2.25 pp
1968 13.66 −0.85 pp
1967 14.51 +0.96 pp
1966 13.55 −1.93 pp
1965 15.48 +0.33 pp
1964 15.14 −1.39 pp
1963 16.54 +1.12 pp
1962 15.42

Western Europe, 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.