Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Oman

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Oman in 2024 — 23.88%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 131. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 19.21 pp.

2024 23.88% −0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank 17of 131
Period maximum 40.47%2003
Period minimum 0.97%1998

Trend over time

1975–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Oman, 1975–20240204060197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 4.67%1976: 7.21%1977: 7.1%1978: 8.42%1979: 6.73%1980: 10.79%1981: 13.07%1982: 10.41%1983: 1.63%1984: 1.57%1985: 1.75%1986: 2.81%1987: 3.05%1988: 1.4%1989: 2.01%1990: 3.96%1991: 1.72%1992: 1.84%1993: 2.99%1994: 1.01%1995: 1.51%1996: 1.03%1997: 2.11%1998: 0.97%1999: 1.35%2000: 1.64%2001: 2.77%2002: 2.21%2003: 40.47%2004: 2.48%2005: 4.09%2006: 3.28%2007: 3.48%2008: 2.67%2009: 5.64%2010: 7.35%2011: 10.77%2012: 8.59%2013: 22.25%2014: 6.17%2015: 11.57%2016: 8.38%2017: 5.9%2018: 5.6%2019: 1.45%2020: 7.37%2021: 11.5%2022: 24.15%2023: 23.89%2024: 23.88%
Change over the period: +19.21 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Oman 23.88%
World 13.08%
Western Asia computed 8.83%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.88 −0.01 pp
2023 23.89 −0.26 pp
2022 24.15 +12.65 pp
2021 11.5 +4.13 pp
2020 7.37 +5.93 pp
2019 1.45 −4.15 pp
2018 5.6 −0.3 pp
2017 5.9 −2.48 pp
2016 8.38 −3.18 pp
2015 11.57 +5.4 pp
2014 6.17 −16.09 pp
2013 22.25 +13.66 pp
2012 8.59 −2.18 pp
2011 10.77 +3.42 pp
2010 7.35 +1.71 pp
2009 5.64 +2.97 pp
2008 2.67 −0.81 pp
2007 3.48 +0.2 pp
2006 3.28 −0.81 pp
2005 4.09 +1.61 pp
2004 2.48 −37.99 pp
2003 40.47 +38.26 pp
2002 2.21 −0.56 pp
2001 2.77 +1.14 pp
2000 1.64 +0.28 pp
1999 1.35 +0.38 pp
1998 0.97 −1.14 pp
1997 2.11 +1.08 pp
1996 1.03 −0.48 pp
1995 1.51 +0.5 pp
1994 1.01 −1.99 pp
1993 2.99 +1.15 pp
1992 1.84 +0.12 pp
1991 1.72 −2.23 pp
1990 3.96 +1.94 pp
1989 2.01 +0.61 pp
1988 1.4 −1.66 pp
1987 3.05 +0.25 pp
1986 2.81 +1.06 pp
1985 1.75 +0.19 pp
1984 1.57 −0.07 pp
1983 1.63 −8.78 pp
1982 10.41 −2.66 pp
1981 13.07 +2.28 pp
1980 10.79 +4.07 pp
1979 6.73 −1.69 pp
1978 8.42 +1.31 pp
1977 7.1 −0.1 pp
1976 7.21 +2.54 pp
1975 4.67

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.