Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Russia

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Russia in 2021 — 0.78%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 165. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 1.97 pp.

2021 0.78% +0.04 pp vs 2020
World rank 163of 165
Period maximum 4.08%2000
Period minimum 0.72%2016

Trend over time

1996–2021 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Russia, 1996–202102461996199920022005200820112014201720201996: 2.75%1997: 3.28%1998: 3.34%1999: 1.92%2000: 4.08%2001: 2.33%2002: 2.17%2003: 2.24%2004: 1.85%2005: 1.62%2006: 1.33%2007: 1.27%2008: 1.53%2009: 1.39%2010: 1.21%2011: 1.6%2012: 1.28%2013: 1.16%2014: 1.41%2015: 1.64%2016: 0.72%2017: 0.78%2018: 0.87%2019: 0.79%2020: 0.73%2021: 0.78%
Change over the period: −1.97 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Russia 0.78%
World 11.54%
Eastern Europe computed 6.37%
High-income countries computed 10.16%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 0.78 +0.04 pp
2020 0.73 −0.06 pp
2019 0.79 −0.08 pp
2018 0.87 +0.09 pp
2017 0.78 +0.06 pp
2016 0.72 −0.92 pp
2015 1.64 +0.23 pp
2014 1.41 +0.25 pp
2013 1.16 −0.13 pp
2012 1.28 −0.32 pp
2011 1.6 +0.39 pp
2010 1.21 −0.18 pp
2009 1.39 −0.14 pp
2008 1.53 +0.26 pp
2007 1.27 −0.06 pp
2006 1.33 −0.29 pp
2005 1.62 −0.24 pp
2004 1.85 −0.39 pp
2003 2.24 +0.07 pp
2002 2.17 −0.17 pp
2001 2.33 −1.75 pp
2000 4.08 +2.17 pp
1999 1.92 −1.43 pp
1998 3.34 +0.07 pp
1997 3.28 +0.53 pp
1996 2.75

Eastern Europe, 2021

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.