Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Mauritius

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Mauritius in 2024 — 21.63%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 131. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 14.54 pp.

2024 21.63% +1.07 pp vs 2023
World rank 24of 131
Period maximum 22.86%2022
Period minimum 5.77%1988

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Mauritius, 1970–2024010203019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 7.08%1971: 6.42%1972: 7.98%1973: 6.95%1974: 9.2%1975: 9.79%1976: 8.74%1977: 9.38%1978: 9.18%1988: 5.77%1989: 7.43%1990: 7.78%1991: 10.45%1992: 8.71%1993: 6.95%1994: 6.19%1995: 6.9%1996: 7.86%1997: 7.53%1998: 6.33%1999: 7.06%2000: 11.72%2001: 11.18%2002: 10.34%2003: 10.89%2004: 13.09%2005: 16.42%2006: 16.75%2007: 18.32%2008: 21.39%2009: 15.7%2010: 19.15%2011: 21.57%2012: 20.86%2013: 21.68%2014: 19.15%2015: 15.13%2016: 13.64%2017: 16.86%2018: 19.96%2019: 18.47%2020: 15%2021: 17.01%2022: 22.86%2023: 20.56%2024: 21.63%
Change over the period: +14.54 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritius 21.63%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.63 +1.07 pp
2023 20.56 −2.3 pp
2022 22.86 +5.85 pp
2021 17.01 +2.01 pp
2020 15 −3.47 pp
2019 18.47 −1.5 pp
2018 19.96 +3.11 pp
2017 16.86 +3.22 pp
2016 13.64 −1.5 pp
2015 15.13 −4.02 pp
2014 19.15 −2.53 pp
2013 21.68 +0.82 pp
2012 20.86 −0.71 pp
2011 21.57 +2.41 pp
2010 19.15 +3.45 pp
2009 15.7 −5.69 pp
2008 21.39 +3.07 pp
2007 18.32 +1.57 pp
2006 16.75 +0.34 pp
2005 16.42 +3.33 pp
2004 13.09 +2.2 pp
2003 10.89 +0.55 pp
2002 10.34 −0.84 pp
2001 11.18 −0.55 pp
2000 11.72 +4.67 pp
1999 7.06 +0.73 pp
1998 6.33 −1.2 pp
1997 7.53 −0.33 pp
1996 7.86 +0.96 pp
1995 6.9 +0.71 pp
1994 6.19 −0.76 pp
1993 6.95 −1.75 pp
1992 8.71 −1.75 pp
1991 10.45 +2.67 pp
1990 7.78 +0.35 pp
1989 7.43 +1.66 pp
1988 5.77
1978 9.18 −0.2 pp
1977 9.38 +0.63 pp
1976 8.74 −1.04 pp
1975 9.79 +0.58 pp
1974 9.2 +2.25 pp
1973 6.95 −1.03 pp
1972 7.98 +1.55 pp
1971 6.42 −0.66 pp
1970 7.08

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.