Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Nepal

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Nepal in 2022 — 22.97%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 162. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 22.93 pp.

2022 22.97% +7.84 pp vs 2021
World rank 43of 162
Period maximum 24.28%1978
Period minimum 0.04%1974

Trend over time

1974–2022 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Nepal, 1974–20220102030197419791984198919941999200420092014201920221974: 0.04%1975: 0.93%1976: 21.72%1977: 21.39%1978: 24.28%1979: 21.2%1980: 17.71%1981: 19.13%1982: 14.99%1983: 11.03%1984: 12.55%1985: 11.55%1986: 12.05%1987: 11.66%1994: 11.47%1998: 12.47%1999: 10.66%2000: 15.16%2003: 15.57%2009: 16.42%2010: 17.54%2011: 20.71%2012: 22.49%2013: 18.79%2014: 19.72%2015: 13.32%2016: 11.95%2017: 15.25%2018: 16.81%2019: 17.41%2020: 14.49%2021: 15.13%2022: 22.97%
Change over the period: +22.93 pp Annual average: 0.48 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Nepal 22.97%
World 16.22%
South Asia 36.81%
Southern Asia computed 34.63%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 22.97 +7.84 pp
2021 15.13 +0.64 pp
2020 14.49 −2.91 pp
2019 17.41 +0.6 pp
2018 16.81 +1.56 pp
2017 15.25 +3.3 pp
2016 11.95 −1.38 pp
2015 13.32 −6.4 pp
2014 19.72 +0.93 pp
2013 18.79 −3.7 pp
2012 22.49 +1.78 pp
2011 20.71 +3.17 pp
2010 17.54 +1.12 pp
2009 16.42
2003 15.57
2000 15.16 +4.5 pp
1999 10.66 −1.82 pp
1998 12.47
1994 11.47
1987 11.66 −0.38 pp
1986 12.05 +0.49 pp
1985 11.55 −1 pp
1984 12.55 +1.52 pp
1983 11.03 −3.96 pp
1982 14.99 −4.14 pp
1981 19.13 +1.42 pp
1980 17.71 −3.49 pp
1979 21.2 −3.08 pp
1978 24.28 +2.88 pp
1977 21.39 −0.32 pp
1976 21.72 +20.79 pp
1975 0.93 +0.9 pp
1974 0.04

Southern Asia, 2022

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.