Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Seychelles

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in the Seychelles in 2024 — 20.45%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 131. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 13.34 pp.

2024 20.45% −0.68 pp vs 2023
World rank 31of 131
Period maximum 34.15%2010
Period minimum 0.02%2001

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Seychelles, 1971–202401020304019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 7.11%1972: 5.56%1973: 9.17%1974: 15.77%1975: 18.97%1976: 19.39%1977: 19.34%1978: 18.47%1979: 23.04%1980: 24.41%1981: 22.15%1982: 20.12%1983: 25.02%1984: 30.24%1985: 26.18%1986: 16.98%1987: 14.93%1992: 17.18%1993: 14.22%1994: 15.55%1995: 17.38%1996: 3.28%1997: 14.73%1998: 9.4%1999: 9.96%2000: 21.66%2001: 0.02%2002: 14.47%2003: 16.06%2004: 26.28%2005: 20.59%2006: 23.67%2007: 22.93%2008: 24.56%2009: 22.29%2010: 34.15%2011: 31.97%2012: 29.57%2013: 21.14%2014: 30.19%2015: 17.73%2016: 12.52%2017: 6.17%2018: 16.93%2019: 16.07%2020: 7.73%2021: 11.09%2022: 12.61%2023: 21.12%2024: 20.45%
Change over the period: +13.34 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Seychelles 20.45%
World 13.08%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20.45 −0.68 pp
2023 21.12 +8.51 pp
2022 12.61 +1.52 pp
2021 11.09 +3.36 pp
2020 7.73 −8.34 pp
2019 16.07 −0.85 pp
2018 16.93 +10.75 pp
2017 6.17 −6.34 pp
2016 12.52 −5.21 pp
2015 17.73 −12.47 pp
2014 30.19 +9.05 pp
2013 21.14 −8.42 pp
2012 29.57 −2.4 pp
2011 31.97 −2.19 pp
2010 34.15 +11.86 pp
2009 22.29 −2.27 pp
2008 24.56 +1.64 pp
2007 22.93 −0.74 pp
2006 23.67 +3.08 pp
2005 20.59 −5.7 pp
2004 26.28 +10.23 pp
2003 16.06 +1.59 pp
2002 14.47 +14.45 pp
2001 0.02 −21.64 pp
2000 21.66 +11.7 pp
1999 9.96 +0.56 pp
1998 9.4 −5.33 pp
1997 14.73 +11.45 pp
1996 3.28 −14.1 pp
1995 17.38 +1.83 pp
1994 15.55 +1.34 pp
1993 14.22 −2.96 pp
1992 17.18
1987 14.93 −2.05 pp
1986 16.98 −9.19 pp
1985 26.18 −4.06 pp
1984 30.24 +5.21 pp
1983 25.02 +4.9 pp
1982 20.12 −2.03 pp
1981 22.15 −2.26 pp
1980 24.41 +1.37 pp
1979 23.04 +4.57 pp
1978 18.47 −0.86 pp
1977 19.34 −0.05 pp
1976 19.39 +0.42 pp
1975 18.97 +3.2 pp
1974 15.77 +6.6 pp
1973 9.17 +3.61 pp
1972 5.56 −1.55 pp
1971 7.11

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.