Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Maldives

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in the Maldives in 2024 — 20.82%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 131. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 9.44 pp.

2024 20.82% −0.97 pp vs 2023
World rank 29of 131
Period maximum 31.33%2012
Period minimum 5.85%1998

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Maldives, 1995–2024010203040199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 11.38%1996: 9.06%1997: 11.11%1998: 5.85%1999: 6.91%2000: 11.69%2001: 11.8%2002: 13.09%2003: 11.78%2004: 14.14%2005: 15.51%2006: 19.6%2007: 18.55%2008: 22.72%2009: 20.66%2010: 23.05%2011: 24.94%2012: 31.33%2013: 29.07%2014: 28.68%2015: 15.22%2016: 11.63%2017: 13.31%2018: 15.71%2019: 16.14%2020: 14.38%2021: 17.67%2022: 23.7%2023: 21.79%2024: 20.82%
Change over the period: +9.44 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Maldives 20.82%
World 13.08%
South Asia 31.04%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20.82 −0.97 pp
2023 21.79 −1.91 pp
2022 23.7 +6.03 pp
2021 17.67 +3.29 pp
2020 14.38 −1.76 pp
2019 16.14 +0.43 pp
2018 15.71 +2.4 pp
2017 13.31 +1.68 pp
2016 11.63 −3.59 pp
2015 15.22 −13.46 pp
2014 28.68 −0.39 pp
2013 29.07 −2.26 pp
2012 31.33 +6.4 pp
2011 24.94 +1.88 pp
2010 23.05 +2.4 pp
2009 20.66 −2.06 pp
2008 22.72 +4.17 pp
2007 18.55 −1.05 pp
2006 19.6 +4.09 pp
2005 15.51 +1.37 pp
2004 14.14 +2.35 pp
2003 11.78 −1.3 pp
2002 13.09 +1.28 pp
2001 11.8 +0.12 pp
2000 11.69 +4.77 pp
1999 6.91 +1.06 pp
1998 5.85 −5.25 pp
1997 11.11 +2.05 pp
1996 9.06 −2.32 pp
1995 11.38

Southern Asia, 2024

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.