Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2017 — 0.69%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 176. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 10.26 pp.

2017 0.69% +0.05 pp vs 2016
World rank 173of 176
Period maximum 11.15%1982
Period minimum 0.6%2014

Trend over time

1981–2017 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1981–201705101519811985198919931997200120052009201320171981: 10.95%1982: 11.15%1983: 9.99%1986: 5.86%1987: 6.2%1993: 3.54%1994: 3.07%1995: 4.35%1996: 5.73%1997: 7.44%1999: 5.77%2000: 7.6%2001: 7.5%2002: 4.47%2003: 8.9%2004: 9.92%2005: 8.82%2006: 7.86%2007: 6.86%2008: 8.07%2009: 4.26%2010: 3.65%2011: 2.79%2012: 2.78%2013: 1.43%2014: 0.6%2015: 3.23%2016: 0.65%2017: 0.69%
Change over the period: −10.26 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.69%
World 11.29%
High-income countries computed 10.06%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 0.69 +0.05 pp
2016 0.65 −2.58 pp
2015 3.23 +2.63 pp
2014 0.6 −0.83 pp
2013 1.43 −1.35 pp
2012 2.78 −0.01 pp
2011 2.79 −0.87 pp
2010 3.65 −0.6 pp
2009 4.26 −3.81 pp
2008 8.07 +1.2 pp
2007 6.86 −0.99 pp
2006 7.86 −0.97 pp
2005 8.82 −1.09 pp
2004 9.92 +1.02 pp
2003 8.9 +4.43 pp
2002 4.47 −3.03 pp
2001 7.5 −0.1 pp
2000 7.6 +1.83 pp
1999 5.77
1997 7.44 +1.71 pp
1996 5.73 +1.38 pp
1995 4.35 +1.28 pp
1994 3.07 −0.48 pp
1993 3.54
1987 6.2 +0.33 pp
1986 5.86
1983 9.99 −1.16 pp
1982 11.15 +0.2 pp
1981 10.95

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.