Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — New Caledonia

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in New Caledonia in 2015 — 22.29%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 171. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 8.78 pp.

2015 22.29% −3.94 pp vs 2014
World rank 18of 171
Period maximum 29.34%1980
Period minimum 8.78%1999

Trend over time

1962–2015 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — New Caledonia, 1962–2015010203019621968197419801986199219982004201020151962: 13.51%1975: 21.56%1976: 25.02%1977: 24.05%1978: 17.93%1979: 20.4%1980: 29.34%1981: 28.08%1982: 26.48%1983: 23.15%1999: 8.78%2000: 14.73%2001: 13.9%2002: 12.77%2003: 9.88%2004: 11.87%2005: 15.84%2006: 15.12%2007: 14.14%2008: 18.64%2009: 15.1%2010: 15.94%2011: 18.08%2012: 23.03%2013: 26.28%2014: 26.24%2015: 22.29%
Change over the period: +8.78 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

New Caledonia 22.29%
World 11.32%
Melanesia computed 21.2%
High-income countries computed 10.34%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 22.29 −3.94 pp
2014 26.24 −0.04 pp
2013 26.28 +3.25 pp
2012 23.03 +4.95 pp
2011 18.08 +2.14 pp
2010 15.94 +0.84 pp
2009 15.1 −3.54 pp
2008 18.64 +4.5 pp
2007 14.14 −0.98 pp
2006 15.12 −0.72 pp
2005 15.84 +3.97 pp
2004 11.87 +2 pp
2003 9.88 −2.89 pp
2002 12.77 −1.13 pp
2001 13.9 −0.83 pp
2000 14.73 +5.96 pp
1999 8.78
1983 23.15 −3.33 pp
1982 26.48 −1.6 pp
1981 28.08 −1.26 pp
1980 29.34 +8.94 pp
1979 20.4 +2.47 pp
1978 17.93 −6.12 pp
1977 24.05 −0.98 pp
1976 25.02 +3.47 pp
1975 21.56
1962 13.51

Melanesia, 2015

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.