Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kenya

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kenya in 2024 — 23.54%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 131. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 2.19 pp.

2024 23.54% −2.46 pp vs 2023
World rank 18of 131
Period maximum 37.32%1981
Period minimum 12.53%1994

Trend over time

1976–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kenya, 1976–2024010203040197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 25.73%1977: 22.25%1978: 18.02%1979: 23.91%1980: 33.86%1981: 37.32%1982: 37.14%1983: 36.32%1984: 30.63%1985: 31.68%1986: 18.18%1987: 20.06%1990: 19.88%1991: 18.62%1992: 25.15%1993: 14.92%1994: 12.53%1995: 14.67%1996: 16.42%1997: 16.17%1998: 17.5%1999: 15.77%2000: 22.2%2001: 20.87%2002: 15.15%2003: 23.09%2004: 24.28%2005: 22.94%2006: 24.2%2007: 21.33%2008: 27.22%2009: 21.44%2010: 22.08%2013: 23.61%2015: 15.45%2016: 14.79%2017: 16.35%2018: 19.48%2019: 19.22%2020: 14.13%2021: 17.91%2022: 26.45%2023: 26%2024: 23.54%
Change over the period: −2.19 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Kenya 23.54%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.54 −2.46 pp
2023 26 −0.46 pp
2022 26.45 +8.55 pp
2021 17.91 +3.78 pp
2020 14.13 −5.1 pp
2019 19.22 −0.26 pp
2018 19.48 +3.13 pp
2017 16.35 +1.56 pp
2016 14.79 −0.66 pp
2015 15.45
2013 23.61
2010 22.08 +0.64 pp
2009 21.44 −5.79 pp
2008 27.22 +5.89 pp
2007 21.33 −2.87 pp
2006 24.2 +1.26 pp
2005 22.94 −1.34 pp
2004 24.28 +1.19 pp
2003 23.09 +7.94 pp
2002 15.15 −5.72 pp
2001 20.87 −1.33 pp
2000 22.2 +6.43 pp
1999 15.77 −1.73 pp
1998 17.5 +1.33 pp
1997 16.17 −0.25 pp
1996 16.42 +1.75 pp
1995 14.67 +2.14 pp
1994 12.53 −2.39 pp
1993 14.92 −10.23 pp
1992 25.15 +6.53 pp
1991 18.62 −1.26 pp
1990 19.88
1987 20.06 +1.87 pp
1986 18.18 −13.5 pp
1985 31.68 +1.05 pp
1984 30.63 −5.69 pp
1983 36.32 −0.81 pp
1982 37.14 −0.19 pp
1981 37.32 +3.46 pp
1980 33.86 +9.96 pp
1979 23.91 +5.88 pp
1978 18.02 −4.23 pp
1977 22.25 −3.48 pp
1976 25.73

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.