Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Uganda

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Uganda in 2024 — 15.67%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 131. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 13.98 pp.

2024 15.67% −2.27 pp vs 2023
World rank 56of 131
Period maximum 29.65%1976
Period minimum 1.77%1995

Trend over time

1976–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Uganda, 1976–20240102030197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 29.65%1994: 3.66%1995: 1.77%1996: 11.28%1997: 2.37%1998: 10.4%1999: 12.32%2000: 17.2%2001: 16.24%2002: 16.28%2003: 13.73%2004: 14.24%2005: 19.55%2006: 21.1%2007: 18.72%2008: 19.08%2009: 17.51%2010: 19.99%2011: 23.39%2012: 22.59%2013: 23.05%2014: 23.72%2015: 18.62%2016: 16.39%2017: 18.46%2018: 19.58%2019: 16.23%2020: 11.82%2021: 14.18%2022: 20.96%2023: 17.95%2024: 15.67%
Change over the period: −13.98 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 15.67%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.67 −2.27 pp
2023 17.95 −3.02 pp
2022 20.96 +6.78 pp
2021 14.18 +2.36 pp
2020 11.82 −4.41 pp
2019 16.23 −3.34 pp
2018 19.58 +1.11 pp
2017 18.46 +2.07 pp
2016 16.39 −2.23 pp
2015 18.62 −5.1 pp
2014 23.72 +0.67 pp
2013 23.05 +0.46 pp
2012 22.59 −0.81 pp
2011 23.39 +3.4 pp
2010 19.99 +2.48 pp
2009 17.51 −1.57 pp
2008 19.08 +0.36 pp
2007 18.72 −2.38 pp
2006 21.1 +1.55 pp
2005 19.55 +5.31 pp
2004 14.24 +0.51 pp
2003 13.73 −2.55 pp
2002 16.28 +0.04 pp
2001 16.24 −0.97 pp
2000 17.2 +4.88 pp
1999 12.32 +1.92 pp
1998 10.4 +8.02 pp
1997 2.37 −8.91 pp
1996 11.28 +9.52 pp
1995 1.77 −1.89 pp
1994 3.66
1976 29.65

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.