Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Greenland

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Greenland in 2018 — 16.42%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 174. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 5.76 pp.

2018 16.42% +1.19 pp vs 2017
World rank 69of 174
Period maximum 25.4%2008
Period minimum 3.71%1987

Trend over time

1976–2018 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Greenland, 1976–201801020301976198119861991199620012006201120161976: 10.66%1977: 21.79%1978: 11.94%1979: 18.68%1980: 20.36%1981: 21.25%1982: 21.16%1983: 19.94%1984: 19.47%1985: 16.84%1986: 6.89%1987: 3.71%1988: 7.54%1989: 9.61%1990: 12.01%1991: 11.95%1992: 9.89%1993: 11.22%1994: 9.72%1995: 5.75%1996: 9.97%1997: 9.64%1998: 8.71%1999: 8.87%2000: 18.68%2001: 15.37%2002: 11.16%2003: 12.25%2004: 13.94%2005: 16.97%2006: 20.69%2007: 21.18%2008: 25.4%2009: 16.36%2010: 20.35%2011: 22.45%2012: 25.25%2013: 20.64%2014: 17.69%2015: 15.68%2016: 8.23%2017: 15.23%2018: 16.42%
Change over the period: +5.76 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Greenland 16.42%
World 12.96%
Northern Europe computed 10.11%
High-income countries computed 11.52%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 16.42 +1.19 pp
2017 15.23 +7 pp
2016 8.23 −7.45 pp
2015 15.68 −2.02 pp
2014 17.69 −2.95 pp
2013 20.64 −4.61 pp
2012 25.25 +2.8 pp
2011 22.45 +2.1 pp
2010 20.35 +3.99 pp
2009 16.36 −9.04 pp
2008 25.4 +4.22 pp
2007 21.18 +0.49 pp
2006 20.69 +3.72 pp
2005 16.97 +3.03 pp
2004 13.94 +1.69 pp
2003 12.25 +1.08 pp
2002 11.16 −4.21 pp
2001 15.37 −3.31 pp
2000 18.68 +9.8 pp
1999 8.87 +0.16 pp
1998 8.71 −0.93 pp
1997 9.64 −0.32 pp
1996 9.97 +4.21 pp
1995 5.75 −3.97 pp
1994 9.72 −1.5 pp
1993 11.22 +1.33 pp
1992 9.89 −2.06 pp
1991 11.95 −0.06 pp
1990 12.01 +2.4 pp
1989 9.61 +2.07 pp
1988 7.54 +3.83 pp
1987 3.71 −3.18 pp
1986 6.89 −9.95 pp
1985 16.84 −2.63 pp
1984 19.47 −0.47 pp
1983 19.94 −1.21 pp
1982 21.16 −0.09 pp
1981 21.25 +0.89 pp
1980 20.36 +1.67 pp
1979 18.68 +6.74 pp
1978 11.94 −9.85 pp
1977 21.79 +11.13 pp
1976 10.66

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.