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Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Syria

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Syria in 2010 — 19.65%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 173. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 13.61 pp.

2010 19.65% +6.83 pp vs 2009
World rank 55of 173
Period maximum 37.65%1982
Period minimum 1.93%2005

Trend over time

1974–2010 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Syria, 1974–201001020304019741978198219861990199419982002200620101974: 6.04%1975: 6.51%1976: 9.81%1977: 16.75%1978: 13.27%1979: 24.75%1980: 25.93%1981: 34.62%1982: 37.65%1983: 30.17%1984: 34.31%1985: 29.3%1986: 18.28%1987: 19.84%2000: 3.74%2001: 4.57%2002: 3.04%2003: 3.64%2004: 7.33%2005: 1.93%2006: 27.09%2007: 32.64%2008: 31.44%2009: 12.82%2010: 19.65%
Change over the period: +13.61 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Syria 19.65%
World 15.04%
Middle East & North Africa 7.68%
Western Asia computed 7.15%
Low-income countries computed 17.22%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 19.65 +6.83 pp
2009 12.82 −18.62 pp
2008 31.44 −1.2 pp
2007 32.64 +5.55 pp
2006 27.09 +25.16 pp
2005 1.93 −5.4 pp
2004 7.33 +3.68 pp
2003 3.64 +0.6 pp
2002 3.04 −1.53 pp
2001 4.57 +0.83 pp
2000 3.74 —
1987 19.84 +1.56 pp
1986 18.28 −11.02 pp
1985 29.3 −5.01 pp
1984 34.31 +4.14 pp
1983 30.17 −7.48 pp
1982 37.65 +3.03 pp
1981 34.62 +8.69 pp
1980 25.93 +1.18 pp
1979 24.75 +11.48 pp
1978 13.27 −3.48 pp
1977 16.75 +6.95 pp
1976 9.81 +3.3 pp
1975 6.51 +0.47 pp
1974 6.04 —

Western Asia, 2010

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

BH Bahrain 38.01 PS Palestine 31.31 JO Jordan 22.06 YE Yemen 20.96 LB Lebanon 20.45 CY Cyprus 20.14 SY Syria 19.65 GE Georgia 18.31 AM Armenia 17.7 IL Israel 17.64 TR Türkiye 8.08 OM Oman 7.35 AZ Azerbaijan 1.12 AE United Arab Emirates 1.08 QA Qatar 0.89 KW Kuwait 0.73 SA Saudi Arabia 0.23
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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.

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