Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Solomon Islands

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in the Solomon Islands in 2018 — 16.85%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 174. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 11.18 pp.

2018 16.85% +2.87 pp vs 2017
World rank 61of 174
Period maximum 29.86%2013
Period minimum 2.42%2004

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Solomon Islands, 1970–20180102030197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 5.67%1971: 5.16%1972: 7.06%1973: 8.48%1974: 13.51%1975: 10.14%1976: 13.03%1977: 13.98%1978: 11.63%1979: 12.82%1980: 16.18%1981: 23.21%1982: 25.28%1983: 25.54%1984: 22.89%1985: 20.46%1986: 19.02%1987: 14.86%2002: 19.7%2003: 17.03%2004: 2.42%2005: 2.69%2006: 11.46%2007: 25.16%2008: 26.2%2009: 21.32%2010: 21.71%2011: 19.18%2012: 26.89%2013: 29.86%2014: 23.63%2015: 16.02%2016: 15.99%2017: 13.98%2018: 16.85%
Change over the period: +11.18 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Solomon Islands 16.85%
World 12.96%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 16.85 +2.87 pp
2017 13.98 −2.02 pp
2016 15.99 −0.03 pp
2015 16.02 −7.61 pp
2014 23.63 −6.23 pp
2013 29.86 +2.97 pp
2012 26.89 +7.71 pp
2011 19.18 −2.53 pp
2010 21.71 +0.39 pp
2009 21.32 −4.88 pp
2008 26.2 +1.04 pp
2007 25.16 +13.7 pp
2006 11.46 +8.77 pp
2005 2.69 +0.27 pp
2004 2.42 −14.61 pp
2003 17.03 −2.67 pp
2002 19.7
1987 14.86 −4.16 pp
1986 19.02 −1.43 pp
1985 20.46 −2.44 pp
1984 22.89 −2.65 pp
1983 25.54 +0.27 pp
1982 25.28 +2.07 pp
1981 23.21 +7.02 pp
1980 16.18 +3.37 pp
1979 12.82 +1.18 pp
1978 11.63 −2.35 pp
1977 13.98 +0.95 pp
1976 13.03 +2.89 pp
1975 10.14 −3.37 pp
1974 13.51 +5.03 pp
1973 8.48 +1.42 pp
1972 7.06 +1.9 pp
1971 5.16 −0.51 pp
1970 5.67

Melanesia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FJ Fiji 20.45 SB Solomon Islands 16.85

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.