Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Greece

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Greece in 2024 — 26.22%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 18.92 pp.

2024 26.22% −1.57 pp vs 2023
World rank 13of 131
Period maximum 37.6%2012
Period minimum 5.03%1988

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Greece, 1962–202401020304019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 7.3%1964: 6.96%1966: 7.38%1968: 7.21%1970: 6.88%1972: 9.85%1974: 22.22%1976: 20.39%1978: 18.67%1980: 23.39%1982: 28.68%1984: 27.33%1986: 17.43%1988: 5.03%1990: 7.68%1992: 9.76%1994: 9.78%1996: 8.74%1998: 7.33%2000: 13.43%2002: 13.88%2004: 12.68%2006: 19.15%2008: 21.6%2010: 24.52%2012: 37.6%2014: 34.34%2016: 22.65%2018: 28.97%2020: 19.91%2022: 34.9%2024: 26.22%
Change over the period: +18.92 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Greece 26.22%
World 13.08%
Southern Europe computed 13.36%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 26.22 −1.57 pp
2023 27.79 −7.11 pp
2022 34.9 +8.98 pp
2021 25.92 +6.01 pp
2020 19.91 −6.97 pp
2019 26.88 −2.1 pp
2018 28.97 +3.97 pp
2017 25.01 +2.35 pp
2016 22.65 −4.01 pp
2015 26.66 −7.68 pp
2014 34.34 −2.97 pp
2013 37.31 −0.28 pp
2012 37.6 +6.69 pp
2011 30.91 +6.39 pp
2010 24.52 +7.34 pp
2009 17.17 −4.43 pp
2008 21.6 +6.48 pp
2007 15.12 −4.03 pp
2006 19.15 +1.26 pp
2005 17.89 +5.21 pp
2004 12.68 −1.06 pp
2003 13.74 −0.15 pp
2002 13.88 −1.32 pp
2001 15.2 +1.78 pp
2000 13.43 +7.9 pp
1999 5.53 −1.8 pp
1998 7.33 −0.47 pp
1997 7.8 −0.95 pp
1996 8.74 +1.51 pp
1995 7.24 −2.54 pp
1994 9.78 −0.83 pp
1993 10.6 +0.84 pp
1992 9.76 +0.14 pp
1991 9.62 +1.94 pp
1990 7.68 +1.31 pp
1989 6.37 +1.33 pp
1988 5.03 −8.8 pp
1987 13.84 −3.6 pp
1986 17.43 −12.1 pp
1985 29.53 +2.2 pp
1984 27.33 −0.11 pp
1983 27.43 −1.24 pp
1982 28.68 +6.66 pp
1981 22.02 −1.37 pp
1980 23.39 +2.17 pp
1979 21.22 +2.55 pp
1978 18.67 +3.48 pp
1977 15.19 −5.2 pp
1976 20.39 −1.75 pp
1975 22.14 −0.08 pp
1974 22.22 +9.93 pp
1973 12.29 +2.44 pp
1972 9.85 +2.54 pp
1971 7.31 +0.44 pp
1970 6.88 −0.56 pp
1969 7.44 +0.23 pp
1968 7.21 −0.72 pp
1967 7.94 +0.56 pp
1966 7.38 −1.04 pp
1965 8.42 +1.46 pp
1964 6.96 −1.79 pp
1963 8.74 +1.45 pp
1962 7.3

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.