Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Niger

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Niger in 2024 — 12.8%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 8.58 pp.

2024 12.8% +5.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 79of 131
Period maximum 18.46%1999
Period minimum 3.48%2012

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Niger, 1962–20240510152019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 4.23%1963: 12.02%1964: 8.07%1965: 6.33%1966: 8.53%1967: 5.94%1968: 5.59%1969: 4.24%1970: 3.97%1971: 8.46%1972: 8.86%1973: 9.51%1974: 13.57%1975: 12.57%1976: 11.56%1977: 7.33%1978: 14.19%1979: 17.15%1981: 14.84%1995: 12.91%1996: 10.94%1997: 14.62%1998: 14.91%1999: 18.46%2000: 15.17%2001: 13%2002: 13.74%2003: 16.9%2004: 14.51%2005: 14.63%2006: 14.45%2007: 16.99%2008: 16.36%2009: 11.94%2010: 12.5%2011: 17.81%2012: 3.48%2013: 4.43%2014: 3.63%2015: 4.55%2016: 4.54%2017: 6.7%2018: 3.63%2019: 4.25%2020: 4.01%2021: 5.18%2022: 6.36%2023: 7.2%2024: 12.8%
Change over the period: +8.58 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Niger 12.8%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.8 +5.6 pp
2023 7.2 +0.84 pp
2022 6.36 +1.18 pp
2021 5.18 +1.17 pp
2020 4.01 −0.24 pp
2019 4.25 +0.62 pp
2018 3.63 −3.07 pp
2017 6.7 +2.16 pp
2016 4.54 −0.01 pp
2015 4.55 +0.92 pp
2014 3.63 −0.8 pp
2013 4.43 +0.94 pp
2012 3.48 −14.32 pp
2011 17.81 +5.31 pp
2010 12.5 +0.57 pp
2009 11.94 −4.43 pp
2008 16.36 −0.63 pp
2007 16.99 +2.55 pp
2006 14.45 −0.19 pp
2005 14.63 +0.12 pp
2004 14.51 −2.4 pp
2003 16.9 +3.17 pp
2002 13.74 +0.74 pp
2001 13 −2.18 pp
2000 15.17 −3.28 pp
1999 18.46 +3.55 pp
1998 14.91 +0.29 pp
1997 14.62 +3.68 pp
1996 10.94 −1.97 pp
1995 12.91
1981 14.84
1979 17.15 +2.96 pp
1978 14.19 +6.86 pp
1977 7.33 −4.23 pp
1976 11.56 −1 pp
1975 12.57 −1 pp
1974 13.57 +4.06 pp
1973 9.51 +0.65 pp
1972 8.86 +0.4 pp
1971 8.46 +4.48 pp
1970 3.97 −0.27 pp
1969 4.24 −1.35 pp
1968 5.59 −0.35 pp
1967 5.94 −2.59 pp
1966 8.53 +2.21 pp
1965 6.33 −1.74 pp
1964 8.07 −3.95 pp
1963 12.02 +7.79 pp
1962 4.23

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.