Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Sudan

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Sudan in 2018 — 12.86%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 174. Since 1963, the indicator has risen by 6.06 pp.

2018 12.86% +4.45 pp vs 2017
World rank 105of 174
Period maximum 37.76%1985
Period minimum 1.44%1978

Trend over time

1963–2018 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Sudan, 1963–201801020304019631969197519811987199319992005201120171963: 6.8%1964: 6.63%1965: 4.81%1966: 1.68%1967: 4.02%1968: 5.35%1969: 9.58%1970: 8.4%1971: 7.28%1972: 7.19%1973: 5.99%1974: 6.75%1975: 3.69%1976: 2.32%1977: 2.28%1978: 1.44%1979: 1.61%1980: 12.63%1981: 19.07%1982: 22.31%1984: 24.9%1985: 37.76%1995: 13.89%1996: 19.35%1997: 16.57%1998: 10.39%1999: 12.57%2000: 7.12%2001: 2.2%2002: 4.82%2003: 3.07%2004: 1.63%2005: 4.94%2006: 5.01%2007: 3.24%2008: 6.53%2009: 4.17%2010: 6.45%2011: 9.9%2012: 8.17%2013: 15.13%2014: 16.04%2015: 2.42%2016: 6.77%2017: 8.41%2018: 12.86%
Change over the period: +6.06 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Sudan 12.86%
World 12.96%
Northern Africa computed 16.59%
Low-income countries computed 15.42%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 12.86 +4.45 pp
2017 8.41 +1.63 pp
2016 6.77 +4.35 pp
2015 2.42 −13.62 pp
2014 16.04 +0.91 pp
2013 15.13 +6.97 pp
2012 8.17 −1.73 pp
2011 9.9 +3.45 pp
2010 6.45 +2.28 pp
2009 4.17 −2.36 pp
2008 6.53 +3.29 pp
2007 3.24 −1.77 pp
2006 5.01 +0.08 pp
2005 4.94 +3.31 pp
2004 1.63 −1.44 pp
2003 3.07 −1.75 pp
2002 4.82 +2.62 pp
2001 2.2 −4.92 pp
2000 7.12 −5.44 pp
1999 12.57 +2.18 pp
1998 10.39 −6.19 pp
1997 16.57 −2.78 pp
1996 19.35 +5.47 pp
1995 13.89
1985 37.76 +12.86 pp
1984 24.9
1982 22.31 +3.24 pp
1981 19.07 +6.44 pp
1980 12.63 +11.02 pp
1979 1.61 +0.18 pp
1978 1.44 −0.84 pp
1977 2.28 −0.05 pp
1976 2.32 −1.36 pp
1975 3.69 −3.06 pp
1974 6.75 +0.75 pp
1973 5.99 −1.2 pp
1972 7.19 −0.08 pp
1971 7.28 −1.12 pp
1970 8.4 −1.18 pp
1969 9.58 +4.24 pp
1968 5.35 +1.32 pp
1967 4.02 +2.35 pp
1966 1.68 −3.14 pp
1965 4.81 −1.81 pp
1964 6.63 −0.18 pp
1963 6.8

Northern Africa, 2018

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.

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