Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Uruguay

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Uruguay in 2024 — 14.23%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 131. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 0.43 pp.

2024 14.23% −1.77 pp vs 2023
World rank 67of 131
Period maximum 40.05%1983
Period minimum 5.85%1998

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Uruguay, 1970–2024020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 14.66%1971: 14.43%1972: 16.9%1974: 32.45%1975: 31.21%1976: 34.71%1977: 25.59%1978: 32.31%1979: 24.06%1980: 28.64%1981: 31.64%1982: 39.15%1983: 40.05%1984: 37.43%1985: 33.85%1986: 19.4%1987: 15.65%1993: 8.57%1994: 8.21%1995: 10.06%1996: 10.8%1997: 9.05%1998: 5.85%1999: 11.13%2000: 15.29%2001: 12.27%2002: 14.97%2003: 21.98%2004: 23.72%2005: 24.27%2006: 27.96%2007: 22.63%2008: 30.52%2009: 24.37%2010: 19.71%2011: 20.47%2012: 26.95%2013: 18.45%2014: 16.3%2015: 11.88%2016: 10.24%2017: 12.32%2018: 14.11%2019: 13.41%2020: 11.39%2021: 14.09%2022: 16.89%2023: 16%2024: 14.23%
Change over the period: −0.43 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Uruguay 14.23%
World 13.08%
South America computed 14.06%
High-income countries computed 11%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.23 −1.77 pp
2023 16 −0.89 pp
2022 16.89 +2.8 pp
2021 14.09 +2.7 pp
2020 11.39 −2.01 pp
2019 13.41 −0.71 pp
2018 14.11 +1.79 pp
2017 12.32 +2.08 pp
2016 10.24 −1.64 pp
2015 11.88 −4.41 pp
2014 16.3 −2.15 pp
2013 18.45 −8.5 pp
2012 26.95 +6.48 pp
2011 20.47 +0.76 pp
2010 19.71 −4.66 pp
2009 24.37 −6.16 pp
2008 30.52 +7.89 pp
2007 22.63 −5.33 pp
2006 27.96 +3.69 pp
2005 24.27 +0.55 pp
2004 23.72 +1.74 pp
2003 21.98 +7.01 pp
2002 14.97 +2.71 pp
2001 12.27 −3.03 pp
2000 15.29 +4.16 pp
1999 11.13 +5.28 pp
1998 5.85 −3.2 pp
1997 9.05 −1.75 pp
1996 10.8 +0.74 pp
1995 10.06 +1.84 pp
1994 8.21 −0.35 pp
1993 8.57
1987 15.65 −3.75 pp
1986 19.4 −14.46 pp
1985 33.85 −3.58 pp
1984 37.43 −2.62 pp
1983 40.05 +0.9 pp
1982 39.15 +7.51 pp
1981 31.64 +3 pp
1980 28.64 +4.58 pp
1979 24.06 −8.25 pp
1978 32.31 +6.72 pp
1977 25.59 −9.12 pp
1976 34.71 +3.5 pp
1975 31.21 −1.24 pp
1974 32.45
1972 16.9 +2.47 pp
1971 14.43 −0.23 pp
1970 14.66

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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