Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Italy

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Italy in 2024 — 12.66%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 0.69 pp.

2024 12.66% −2.04 pp vs 2023
World rank 81of 131
Period maximum 34.54%1981
Period minimum 5.57%1998

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Italy, 1962–202401020304019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 13.35%1964: 14.07%1966: 14.82%1968: 16.33%1970: 14.02%1972: 15.03%1974: 26.62%1976: 25.82%1978: 24.22%1980: 27.86%1982: 32.39%1984: 28.27%1986: 17.38%1988: 8.46%1990: 10.45%1992: 8.46%1994: 8.12%1996: 8.37%1998: 5.57%2000: 9.67%2002: 8.89%2004: 9.48%2006: 12.16%2008: 14.27%2010: 18.45%2012: 22.56%2014: 16.52%2016: 10.36%2018: 13.56%2020: 8.44%2022: 21.4%2024: 12.66%
Change over the period: −0.69 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Italy 12.66%
World 13.08%
Southern Europe computed 13.36%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.66 −2.04 pp
2023 14.7 −6.7 pp
2022 21.4 +8.02 pp
2021 13.38 +4.94 pp
2020 8.44 −3.97 pp
2019 12.42 −1.14 pp
2018 13.56 +1.5 pp
2017 12.06 +1.69 pp
2016 10.36 −2.51 pp
2015 12.87 −3.65 pp
2014 16.52 −3.62 pp
2013 20.14 −2.42 pp
2012 22.56 +2.86 pp
2011 19.7 +1.25 pp
2010 18.45 +0.67 pp
2009 17.77 +3.5 pp
2008 14.27 +2.27 pp
2007 12 −0.16 pp
2006 12.16 +0.3 pp
2005 11.86 +2.37 pp
2004 9.48 +0.51 pp
2003 8.97 +0.08 pp
2002 8.89 −0.28 pp
2001 9.18 −0.49 pp
2000 9.67 +3.23 pp
1999 6.44 +0.87 pp
1998 5.57 −2.36 pp
1997 7.93 −0.44 pp
1996 8.37 +1.04 pp
1995 7.32 −0.79 pp
1994 8.12 −1.18 pp
1993 9.29 +0.84 pp
1992 8.46 −0.91 pp
1991 9.36 −1.09 pp
1990 10.45 +0.87 pp
1989 9.58 +1.12 pp
1988 8.46 −5.18 pp
1987 13.64 −3.74 pp
1986 17.38 −9.4 pp
1985 26.78 −1.5 pp
1984 28.27 −3.06 pp
1983 31.34 −1.05 pp
1982 32.39 −2.16 pp
1981 34.54 +6.68 pp
1980 27.86 +3.77 pp
1979 24.09 −0.13 pp
1978 24.22 −1.49 pp
1977 25.71 −0.11 pp
1976 25.82 −1.22 pp
1975 27.04 +0.43 pp
1974 26.62 +12.52 pp
1973 14.1 −0.94 pp
1972 15.03 −1.8 pp
1971 16.84 +2.81 pp
1970 14.02 −0.56 pp
1969 14.58 −1.75 pp
1968 16.33 −0.08 pp
1967 16.4 +1.59 pp
1966 14.82 −0.91 pp
1965 15.73 +1.65 pp
1964 14.07 +1.84 pp
1963 12.23 −1.12 pp
1962 13.35

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.

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