Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Germany

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Germany in 2024 — 7.99%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 4.63 pp.

2024 7.99% −0.66 pp vs 2023
World rank 108of 131
Period maximum 28.05%1974
Period minimum 5.58%1998

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Germany, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 12.62%1964: 15.12%1966: 11.97%1968: 9.41%1970: 12.47%1972: 14.51%1974: 28.05%1976: 25.86%1978: 16.01%1980: 22.02%1982: 23.15%1984: 20.15%1986: 11.31%1988: 7.64%1990: 8.32%1992: 7.45%1994: 6.99%1996: 7.64%1998: 5.58%2000: 8.63%2002: 8.42%2004: 9.19%2006: 12.07%2008: 13.94%2010: 11.55%2012: 14.24%2014: 12.18%2016: 7.17%2018: 8.85%2020: 6.22%2022: 12.67%2024: 7.99%
Change over the period: −4.63 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 7.99%
World 13.08%
Western Europe computed 11.08%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.99 −0.66 pp
2023 8.65 −4.02 pp
2022 12.67 +3.95 pp
2021 8.72 +2.5 pp
2020 6.22 −2.27 pp
2019 8.49 −0.36 pp
2018 8.85 +0.81 pp
2017 8.04 +0.87 pp
2016 7.17 −2.09 pp
2015 9.26 −2.92 pp
2014 12.18 −1.85 pp
2013 14.03 −0.2 pp
2012 14.24 +0.83 pp
2011 13.41 +1.85 pp
2010 11.55 +0.11 pp
2009 11.44 −2.5 pp
2008 13.94 +3.39 pp
2007 10.55 −1.53 pp
2006 12.07 +0.59 pp
2005 11.48 +2.29 pp
2004 9.19 +0.55 pp
2003 8.64 +0.22 pp
2002 8.42 −0.36 pp
2001 8.78 +0.14 pp
2000 8.63 +2.87 pp
1999 5.77 +0.19 pp
1998 5.58 −1.93 pp
1997 7.51 −0.13 pp
1996 7.64 +1.44 pp
1995 6.19 −0.79 pp
1994 6.99 −0.94 pp
1993 7.93 +0.47 pp
1992 7.45 −0.9 pp
1991 8.35 +0.03 pp
1990 8.32 +0.75 pp
1989 7.58 −0.06 pp
1988 7.64 −1.84 pp
1987 9.48 −1.83 pp
1986 11.31 −8.22 pp
1985 19.53 −0.62 pp
1984 20.15 −0.76 pp
1983 20.91 −2.24 pp
1982 23.15 −0.83 pp
1981 23.98 +1.96 pp
1980 22.02 +2.67 pp
1979 19.34 +3.33 pp
1978 16.01 −1.86 pp
1977 17.87 −8 pp
1976 25.86 +0.23 pp
1975 25.63 −2.42 pp
1974 28.05 +10.26 pp
1973 17.8 +3.28 pp
1972 14.51 −2.11 pp
1971 16.62 +4.15 pp
1970 12.47 +4.29 pp
1969 8.18 −1.24 pp
1968 9.41 −5.09 pp
1967 14.51 +2.54 pp
1966 11.97 −1.15 pp
1965 13.12 −2 pp
1964 15.12 +1.65 pp
1963 13.47 +0.85 pp
1962 12.62

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.