Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Zimbabwe

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 21.13%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 131. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2024 21.13% +1.01 pp vs 2023
World rank 28of 131
Period maximum 30.53%2019
Period minimum 6.85%2009

Trend over time

1984–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Zimbabwe, 1984–2024010203040198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 21.53%1985: 23.8%1986: 15.1%1990: 15.57%1991: 12.47%1992: 11.76%1993: 14.64%1994: 9.85%1995: 9%1996: 10.38%1997: 10.24%1999: 11.55%2000: 18.63%2001: 26.84%2002: 19.36%2003: 18.14%2004: 8.75%2005: 25.41%2006: 24.43%2007: 18.38%2008: 12.85%2009: 6.85%2010: 17.53%2011: 15.67%2012: 22.09%2013: 22.63%2014: 25.77%2015: 26.13%2016: 28.16%2017: 30.11%2018: 28.27%2019: 30.53%2020: 22.07%2021: 18.88%2022: 19.18%2023: 20.12%2024: 21.13%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 21.13%
World 13.08%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.13 +1.01 pp
2023 20.12 +0.94 pp
2022 19.18 +0.3 pp
2021 18.88 −3.19 pp
2020 22.07 −8.46 pp
2019 30.53 +2.26 pp
2018 28.27 −1.84 pp
2017 30.11 +1.95 pp
2016 28.16 +2.03 pp
2015 26.13 +0.36 pp
2014 25.77 +3.14 pp
2013 22.63 +0.54 pp
2012 22.09 +6.42 pp
2011 15.67 −1.85 pp
2010 17.53 +10.68 pp
2009 6.85 −6 pp
2008 12.85 −5.53 pp
2007 18.38 −6.05 pp
2006 24.43 −0.98 pp
2005 25.41 +16.67 pp
2004 8.75 −9.4 pp
2003 18.14 −1.21 pp
2002 19.36 −7.49 pp
2001 26.84 +8.21 pp
2000 18.63 +7.09 pp
1999 11.55
1997 10.24 −0.14 pp
1996 10.38 +1.38 pp
1995 9 −0.85 pp
1994 9.85 −4.79 pp
1993 14.64 +2.88 pp
1992 11.76 −0.71 pp
1991 12.47 −3.11 pp
1990 15.57
1986 15.1 −8.7 pp
1985 23.8 +2.27 pp
1984 21.53

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.