Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Romania

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Romania in 2024 — 8.21%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 131. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 37.35 pp.

2024 8.21% −0.31 pp vs 2023
World rank 106of 131
Period maximum 45.56%1989
Period minimum 5.22%2020

Trend over time

1989–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Romania, 1989–2024020406019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 45.56%1990: 38.08%1991: 39.64%1992: 29.7%1993: 25.88%1994: 23.72%1995: 21.38%1996: 20.93%1997: 18.94%1998: 12.12%1999: 10.14%2000: 12.15%2001: 12.69%2002: 11.2%2003: 10.97%2004: 11.98%2005: 14.03%2006: 13.6%2007: 10.68%2008: 12.43%2009: 9.31%2010: 10.02%2011: 11.3%2012: 12.13%2013: 9.81%2014: 9.3%2015: 6.38%2016: 5.59%2017: 6.53%2018: 7.54%2019: 7.65%2020: 5.22%2021: 7.53%2022: 12.19%2023: 8.52%2024: 8.21%
Change over the period: −37.35 pp Annual average: -1.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Romania 8.21%
World 13.08%
Eastern Europe computed 8.07%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 8.21 −0.31 pp
2023 8.52 −3.67 pp
2022 12.19 +4.66 pp
2021 7.53 +2.31 pp
2020 5.22 −2.43 pp
2019 7.65 +0.12 pp
2018 7.54 +1.01 pp
2017 6.53 +0.94 pp
2016 5.59 −0.78 pp
2015 6.38 −2.93 pp
2014 9.3 −0.5 pp
2013 9.81 −2.33 pp
2012 12.13 +0.83 pp
2011 11.3 +1.28 pp
2010 10.02 +0.72 pp
2009 9.31 −3.12 pp
2008 12.43 +1.75 pp
2007 10.68 −2.92 pp
2006 13.6 −0.43 pp
2005 14.03 +2.06 pp
2004 11.98 +1.01 pp
2003 10.97 −0.23 pp
2002 11.2 −1.49 pp
2001 12.69 +0.55 pp
2000 12.15 +2 pp
1999 10.14 −1.97 pp
1998 12.12 −6.82 pp
1997 18.94 −1.99 pp
1996 20.93 −0.45 pp
1995 21.38 −2.34 pp
1994 23.72 −2.17 pp
1993 25.88 −3.81 pp
1992 29.7 −9.95 pp
1991 39.64 +1.56 pp
1990 38.08 −7.48 pp
1989 45.56

Eastern 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.