Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Spain

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Spain in 2024 — 13.39%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 2.29 pp.

2024 13.39% −1.22 pp vs 2023
World rank 71of 131
Period maximum 42.52%1981
Period minimum 6.37%1998

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Spain, 1962–2024020406019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 15.67%1964: 12.72%1966: 9.64%1968: 15.46%1970: 13.31%1972: 14.44%1974: 25.45%1976: 29.46%1978: 28.66%1980: 38.69%1982: 39.88%1984: 37.84%1986: 18.91%1988: 11.4%1990: 11.7%1992: 10.09%1994: 9.41%1996: 9.34%1998: 6.37%2000: 12.13%2002: 10.82%2004: 11.2%2006: 15.7%2008: 19.49%2010: 18.42%2012: 24.08%2014: 20.44%2016: 11.18%2018: 14.51%2020: 9.41%2022: 19.22%2024: 13.39%
Change over the period: −2.29 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Spain 13.39%
World 13.08%
Southern Europe computed 13.36%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.39 −1.22 pp
2023 14.61 −4.61 pp
2022 19.22 +6.23 pp
2021 12.99 +3.58 pp
2020 9.41 −3.9 pp
2019 13.31 −1.2 pp
2018 14.51 +1.03 pp
2017 13.47 +2.29 pp
2016 11.18 −2.8 pp
2015 13.99 −6.46 pp
2014 20.44 −2.25 pp
2013 22.69 −1.39 pp
2012 24.08 +2.63 pp
2011 21.45 +3.03 pp
2010 18.42 +1.89 pp
2009 16.53 −2.96 pp
2008 19.49 +4.51 pp
2007 14.98 −0.72 pp
2006 15.7 +1.65 pp
2005 14.04 +2.85 pp
2004 11.2 +0.8 pp
2003 10.39 −0.43 pp
2002 10.82 −0.37 pp
2001 11.19 −0.94 pp
2000 12.13 +4.98 pp
1999 7.15 +0.78 pp
1998 6.37 −2.56 pp
1997 8.94 −0.4 pp
1996 9.34 +1.01 pp
1995 8.33 −1.08 pp
1994 9.41 −1.49 pp
1993 10.9 +0.81 pp
1992 10.09 −0.82 pp
1991 10.91 −0.79 pp
1990 11.7 −0.14 pp
1989 11.84 +0.45 pp
1988 11.4 −4.91 pp
1987 16.31 −2.6 pp
1986 18.91 −17.22 pp
1985 36.13 −1.71 pp
1984 37.84 −2.5 pp
1983 40.35 +0.47 pp
1982 39.88 −2.65 pp
1981 42.52 +3.83 pp
1980 38.69 +8.19 pp
1979 30.5 +1.84 pp
1978 28.66 +0.04 pp
1977 28.62 −0.84 pp
1976 29.46 +3.43 pp
1975 26.03 +0.58 pp
1974 25.45 +12.41 pp
1973 13.04 −1.41 pp
1972 14.44 −2 pp
1971 16.45 +3.14 pp
1970 13.31 +0.71 pp
1969 12.6 −2.86 pp
1968 15.46 +3.09 pp
1967 12.37 +2.73 pp
1966 9.64 −0.4 pp
1965 10.03 −2.69 pp
1964 12.72 +0.09 pp
1963 12.64 −3.04 pp
1962 15.67

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.