Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Iran

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Iran in 2022 — 2.01%. Ranked 155 in the world out of 162. Since 1963, the indicator has risen by 1.4 pp.

2022 2.01% +0.46 pp vs 2021
World rank 155of 162
Period maximum 9.7%2005
Period minimum 0.15%1975

Trend over time

1963–2022 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Iran, 1963–202202.557.510196319691975198119871993199920052011201720221963: 0.61%1964: 0.35%1965: 0.23%1966: 0.18%1967: 0.32%1968: 0.49%1969: 0.33%1970: 0.2%1971: 0.25%1972: 0.43%1973: 0.38%1974: 0.21%1975: 0.15%1976: 0.26%1977: 0.3%1997: 1.8%1998: 1.19%1999: 1.62%2000: 2.28%2001: 3.47%2002: 2.68%2003: 5.73%2004: 7.75%2005: 9.7%2006: 4%2010: 2.69%2011: 1.43%2013: 1.39%2014: 1.15%2015: 0.77%2016: 0.44%2017: 0.63%2018: 0.97%2019: 0.97%2020: 1.18%2021: 1.55%2022: 2.01%
Change over the period: +1.4 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Iran 2.01%
World 16.22%
Southern Asia computed 34.63%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.01 +0.46 pp
2021 1.55 +0.37 pp
2020 1.18 +0.2 pp
2019 0.97 +0.01 pp
2018 0.97 +0.34 pp
2017 0.63 +0.19 pp
2016 0.44 −0.33 pp
2015 0.77 −0.39 pp
2014 1.15 −0.23 pp
2013 1.39
2011 1.43 −1.27 pp
2010 2.69
2006 4 −5.7 pp
2005 9.7 +1.95 pp
2004 7.75 +2.02 pp
2003 5.73 +3.05 pp
2002 2.68 −0.79 pp
2001 3.47 +1.19 pp
2000 2.28 +0.67 pp
1999 1.62 +0.43 pp
1998 1.19 −0.61 pp
1997 1.8
1977 0.3 +0.03 pp
1976 0.26 +0.11 pp
1975 0.15 −0.06 pp
1974 0.21 −0.17 pp
1973 0.38 −0.05 pp
1972 0.43 +0.18 pp
1971 0.25 +0.06 pp
1970 0.2 −0.13 pp
1969 0.33 −0.16 pp
1968 0.49 +0.17 pp
1967 0.32 +0.14 pp
1966 0.18 −0.05 pp
1965 0.23 −0.12 pp
1964 0.35 −0.26 pp
1963 0.61

Southern Asia, 2022

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.