Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Malta

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Malta in 2024 — 21.23%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 131. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 14.82 pp.

2024 21.23% +5.15 pp vs 2023
World rank 27of 131
Period maximum 45.25%2012
Period minimum 3.8%1998

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Malta, 1965–20240204060196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 6.41%1966: 5.87%1967: 6.06%1968: 5.89%1969: 4.84%1970: 4.85%1971: 6.12%1972: 7.47%1973: 6.03%1974: 11.32%1975: 9.51%1976: 8.8%1977: 8.08%1978: 7.34%1979: 6.62%1980: 10.28%1981: 13.46%1982: 14.62%1983: 12.17%1984: 12.92%1985: 12.1%1986: 6.07%1987: 6.5%1990: 5.13%1991: 5.07%1992: 4.69%1993: 4.69%1994: 4.44%1995: 3.94%1996: 5.42%1997: 5.26%1998: 3.8%1999: 5.18%2000: 7.14%2001: 8.32%2002: 8.39%2003: 7.97%2004: 7.14%2005: 10.5%2006: 8.73%2007: 11.74%2008: 14.82%2009: 10.53%2010: 24.43%2011: 36.49%2012: 45.25%2013: 39.39%2014: 40.25%2015: 27.66%2016: 25.93%2017: 28.23%2018: 31.17%2019: 25.44%2020: 17.1%2021: 18.08%2022: 18.97%2023: 16.08%2024: 21.23%
Change over the period: +14.82 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malta 21.23%
World 13.08%
Southern Europe computed 13.36%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.23 +5.15 pp
2023 16.08 −2.9 pp
2022 18.97 +0.9 pp
2021 18.08 +0.97 pp
2020 17.1 −8.34 pp
2019 25.44 −5.73 pp
2018 31.17 +2.94 pp
2017 28.23 +2.29 pp
2016 25.93 −1.72 pp
2015 27.66 −12.59 pp
2014 40.25 +0.86 pp
2013 39.39 −5.86 pp
2012 45.25 +8.76 pp
2011 36.49 +12.06 pp
2010 24.43 +13.9 pp
2009 10.53 −4.28 pp
2008 14.82 +3.08 pp
2007 11.74 +3.01 pp
2006 8.73 −1.76 pp
2005 10.5 +3.35 pp
2004 7.14 −0.82 pp
2003 7.97 −0.42 pp
2002 8.39 +0.07 pp
2001 8.32 +1.18 pp
2000 7.14 +1.95 pp
1999 5.18 +1.38 pp
1998 3.8 −1.47 pp
1997 5.26 −0.15 pp
1996 5.42 +1.47 pp
1995 3.94 −0.5 pp
1994 4.44 −0.25 pp
1993 4.69 +0 pp
1992 4.69 −0.38 pp
1991 5.07 −0.06 pp
1990 5.13
1987 6.5 +0.43 pp
1986 6.07 −6.03 pp
1985 12.1 −0.82 pp
1984 12.92 +0.75 pp
1983 12.17 −2.45 pp
1982 14.62 +1.16 pp
1981 13.46 +3.17 pp
1980 10.28 +3.66 pp
1979 6.62 −0.72 pp
1978 7.34 −0.74 pp
1977 8.08 −0.72 pp
1976 8.8 −0.71 pp
1975 9.51 −1.81 pp
1974 11.32 +5.29 pp
1973 6.03 −1.44 pp
1972 7.47 +1.35 pp
1971 6.12 +1.26 pp
1970 4.85 +0.02 pp
1969 4.84 −1.05 pp
1968 5.89 −0.17 pp
1967 6.06 +0.19 pp
1966 5.87 −0.54 pp
1965 6.41

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.