Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Haiti

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Haiti in 2016 — 16.48%. Ranked 36 in the world out of 174. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 10.87 pp.

2016 16.48% −3.83 pp vs 2014
World rank 36of 174
Period maximum 20.31%2014
Period minimum 5.61%1970

Trend over time

1970–2016 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Haiti, 1970–2016010203019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 5.61%1971: 6.4%1972: 5.95%1973: 5.67%1974: 11.12%1975: 9.06%1976: 8.52%1977: 11.32%1978: 11.11%1979: 12.97%1981: 12.04%2014: 20.31%2016: 16.48%
Change over the period: +10.87 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Haiti 16.48%
World 9.71%
Low-income countries computed 12.81%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Haiti, by year Haiti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 16.48
2014 20.31
1981 12.04
1979 12.97 +1.86 pp
1978 11.11 −0.2 pp
1977 11.32 +2.8 pp
1976 8.52 −0.54 pp
1975 9.06 −2.06 pp
1974 11.12 +5.45 pp
1973 5.67 −0.28 pp
1972 5.95 −0.45 pp
1971 6.4 +0.79 pp
1970 5.61

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.