Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Namibia

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Namibia in 2024 — 15.87%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 131. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12.81 pp.

2024 15.87% −5.09 pp vs 2023
World rank 55of 131
Period maximum 20.96%2023
Period minimum 2.03%2005

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Namibia, 2000–202401020302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 3.06%2001: 10.33%2002: 12.12%2003: 10.3%2004: 3.59%2005: 2.03%2006: 3.1%2007: 10.34%2008: 13.6%2009: 7.73%2010: 9.16%2011: 9.04%2012: 12.01%2013: 9.92%2014: 6.3%2015: 14.8%2016: 12.54%2017: 10.13%2018: 10.41%2019: 15.8%2020: 12.37%2021: 14.45%2022: 19.3%2023: 20.96%2024: 15.87%
Change over the period: +12.81 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Namibia 15.87%
World 13.08%
Southern Africa computed 19.13%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.87 −5.09 pp
2023 20.96 +1.66 pp
2022 19.3 +4.85 pp
2021 14.45 +2.08 pp
2020 12.37 −3.43 pp
2019 15.8 +5.39 pp
2018 10.41 +0.28 pp
2017 10.13 −2.41 pp
2016 12.54 −2.26 pp
2015 14.8 +8.51 pp
2014 6.3 −3.62 pp
2013 9.92 −2.09 pp
2012 12.01 +2.97 pp
2011 9.04 −0.12 pp
2010 9.16 +1.43 pp
2009 7.73 −5.88 pp
2008 13.6 +3.26 pp
2007 10.34 +7.24 pp
2006 3.1 +1.07 pp
2005 2.03 −1.55 pp
2004 3.59 −6.71 pp
2003 10.3 −1.83 pp
2002 12.12 +1.8 pp
2001 10.33 +7.26 pp
2000 3.06

Southern Africa, 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.