Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Netherlands

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in the Netherlands in 2024 — 16.45%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 9.34 pp.

2024 16.45% −2.44 pp vs 2023
World rank 50of 131
Period maximum 26.28%1981
Period minimum 6.69%1998

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Netherlands, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 25.79%1964: 11.22%1966: 9.64%1968: 10.21%1970: 10.88%1972: 13.16%1974: 18.12%1976: 19.47%1978: 15.56%1980: 23.9%1982: 25.79%1984: 23.29%1986: 11.56%1988: 9.35%1990: 10.49%1992: 8.6%1994: 8.17%1996: 8.87%1998: 6.69%2000: 10.06%2002: 9.97%2004: 10.88%2006: 16.28%2008: 15.58%2010: 16.29%2012: 23.02%2014: 19.33%2016: 12.64%2018: 15.24%2020: 9.53%2022: 19.14%2024: 16.45%
Change over the period: −9.34 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Netherlands 16.45%
World 13.08%
Western Europe computed 11.08%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.45 −2.44 pp
2023 18.88 −0.26 pp
2022 19.14 +6.46 pp
2021 12.69 +3.16 pp
2020 9.53 −4.75 pp
2019 14.28 −0.96 pp
2018 15.24 +1.19 pp
2017 14.05 +1.4 pp
2016 12.64 −1.59 pp
2015 14.24 −5.09 pp
2014 19.33 −3.21 pp
2013 22.54 −0.48 pp
2012 23.02 +2.55 pp
2011 20.47 +4.18 pp
2010 16.29 +3.05 pp
2009 13.24 −2.34 pp
2008 15.58 +1.96 pp
2007 13.62 −2.65 pp
2006 16.28 +1.88 pp
2005 14.4 +3.52 pp
2004 10.88 +0.59 pp
2003 10.29 +0.32 pp
2002 9.97 +0.26 pp
2001 9.7 −0.36 pp
2000 10.06 +2.5 pp
1999 7.56 +0.88 pp
1998 6.69 −2 pp
1997 8.68 −0.19 pp
1996 8.87 +1.2 pp
1995 7.67 −0.5 pp
1994 8.17 −1.43 pp
1993 9.6 +1.01 pp
1992 8.6 −0.92 pp
1991 9.52 −0.98 pp
1990 10.49 +0.09 pp
1989 10.4 +1.06 pp
1988 9.35 −1.54 pp
1987 10.88 −0.68 pp
1986 11.56 −10.18 pp
1985 21.75 −1.54 pp
1984 23.29 −1.28 pp
1983 24.57 −1.22 pp
1982 25.79 −0.49 pp
1981 26.28 +2.38 pp
1980 23.9 +3.93 pp
1979 19.97 +4.41 pp
1978 15.56 −2.87 pp
1977 18.42 −1.05 pp
1976 19.47 +1.61 pp
1975 17.87 −0.25 pp
1974 18.12 +4.85 pp
1973 13.27 +0.1 pp
1972 13.16 +0.17 pp
1971 13 +2.11 pp
1970 10.88 +1.14 pp
1969 9.75 −0.46 pp
1968 10.21 −0.27 pp
1967 10.48 +0.84 pp
1966 9.64 −0.71 pp
1965 10.35 −0.87 pp
1964 11.22 −1.19 pp
1963 12.41 −13.37 pp
1962 25.79

Western Europe, 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.