Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Somalia

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Somalia in 1982 — 12.44%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 105. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 7.42 pp.

1982 12.44% +10.25 pp vs 1981
World rank 78of 105
Period maximum 12.44%1982
Period minimum 0.74%1980

Trend over time

1962–1982 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Somalia, 1962–1982051015196219641966196819701972197419761978198019821962: 5.03%1966: 5.45%1970: 6.29%1971: 4.24%1972: 4.69%1973: 4.25%1974: 6.71%1975: 6.16%1976: 6.84%1977: 4.36%1978: 6.63%1979: 5.48%1980: 0.74%1981: 2.19%1982: 12.44%
Change over the period: +7.42 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 1982

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

Somalia 12.44%
World 23.16%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1982 12.44 +10.25 pp
1981 2.19 +1.45 pp
1980 0.74 −4.74 pp
1979 5.48 −1.16 pp
1978 6.63 +2.27 pp
1977 4.36 −2.48 pp
1976 6.84 +0.68 pp
1975 6.16 −0.55 pp
1974 6.71 +2.45 pp
1973 4.25 −0.43 pp
1972 4.69 +0.45 pp
1971 4.24 −2.05 pp
1970 6.29
1966 5.45
1962 5.03

Eastern Africa, 1982

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.