Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Tanzania

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Tanzania in 2024 — 19.86%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 131. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 1.26 pp.

2024 19.86% −1.78 pp vs 2023
World rank 34of 131
Period maximum 50.63%2015
Period minimum 0.54%1995

Trend over time

1976–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Tanzania, 1976–20240204060197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 18.6%1977: 13.27%1978: 11.07%1979: 13.85%1980: 20.97%1981: 30.78%1987: 44.31%1995: 0.54%1996: 7.61%1997: 13.69%1998: 8.9%1999: 7.99%2000: 13.18%2001: 12.91%2002: 11.67%2003: 18.98%2004: 16.48%2005: 22.26%2006: 24%2007: 29.88%2008: 29.44%2009: 22.63%2010: 27.6%2011: 32.12%2012: 32.61%2013: 38.72%2014: 28.04%2015: 50.63%2016: 18.12%2017: 19.68%2018: 20.81%2019: 21.05%2020: 16.21%2021: 20.64%2022: 24.85%2023: 21.64%2024: 19.86%
Change over the period: +1.26 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Tanzania 19.86%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 19.86 −1.78 pp
2023 21.64 −3.22 pp
2022 24.85 +4.21 pp
2021 20.64 +4.43 pp
2020 16.21 −4.83 pp
2019 21.05 +0.24 pp
2018 20.81 +1.13 pp
2017 19.68 +1.56 pp
2016 18.12 −32.51 pp
2015 50.63 +22.58 pp
2014 28.04 −10.68 pp
2013 38.72 +6.11 pp
2012 32.61 +0.49 pp
2011 32.12 +4.52 pp
2010 27.6 +4.96 pp
2009 22.63 −6.81 pp
2008 29.44 −0.44 pp
2007 29.88 +5.88 pp
2006 24 +1.74 pp
2005 22.26 +5.78 pp
2004 16.48 −2.49 pp
2003 18.98 +7.3 pp
2002 11.67 −1.24 pp
2001 12.91 −0.26 pp
2000 13.18 +5.19 pp
1999 7.99 −0.92 pp
1998 8.9 −4.79 pp
1997 13.69 +6.08 pp
1996 7.61 +7.07 pp
1995 0.54
1987 44.31
1981 30.78 +9.81 pp
1980 20.97 +7.12 pp
1979 13.85 +2.78 pp
1978 11.07 −2.21 pp
1977 13.27 −5.33 pp
1976 18.6

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.