Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Brunei Darussalam has the highest fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) (65.4% in 2025) and French Polynesia the lowest (0.46% in 2025). The world figure is 11.24% (2025).
What this measures
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.
Limitations: Previous editions contained data based on the SITC revision 1. Data for earlier years in previous editions may differ because of the change in methodology. Concordance tables are available to convert data reported in one system to another.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 65.4% | 2025 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 41.15% | 2024 |
| 3 | Mali | 36.26% | 2023 |
| 4 | Mauritania | 34.71% | 2024 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 33.16% | 2025 |
| 6 | Liberia | 31.77% | 2023 |
| 7 | Gambia, The | 31.74% | 2024 |
| 8 | Senegal | 31.53% | 2024 |
| 9 | Cuba | 30.9% | 2021 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 29.72% | 2025 |
| 11 | São Tomé and Principe | 29.28% | 2023 |
| 12 | Myanmar | 28.19% | 2025 |
| 13 | India | 28.04% | 2025 |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 26.48% | 2024 |
| 15 | Lebanon | 25.75% | 2024 |
| 16 | Pakistan | 25.7% | 2025 |
| 17 | Ghana | 25.66% | 2025 |
| 18 | Cyprus | 25.64% | 2025 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 24.18% | 2023 |
| 20 | Palau | 24.07% | 2018 |
| 21 | Jamaica | 23.26% | 2025 |
| 22 | Nepal | 22.97% | 2022 |
| 23 | Zambia | 22.93% | 2024 |
| 24 | Mongolia | 22.91% | 2023 |
| 25 | Mauritius | 22.88% | 2025 |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 22.7% | 2019 |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.54% | 2025 |
| 28 | Moldova | 22.41% | 2025 |
| 29 | New Caledonia | 22.29% | 2015 |
| 30 | Korea, Rep. | 22.18% | 2025 |
| 31 | Burundi | 22.15% | 2023 |
| 32 | Ecuador | 21.55% | 2025 |
| 33 | Fiji | 21.52% | 2025 |
| 34 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 21.44% | 2025 |
| 35 | Oman | 21.39% | 2025 |
| 36 | Mozambique | 21.33% | 2025 |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 21.2% | 2023 |
| 38 | West Bank and Gaza | 21.19% | 2023 |
| 39 | Kenya | 21.17% | 2025 |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 21.13% | 2024 |
| 41 | Botswana | 20.49% | 2023 |
| 42 | Seychelles | 20.45% | 2024 |
| 43 | Greece | 20.4% | 2025 |
| 44 | Belarus | 20.4% | 2020 |
| 45 | Malawi | 19.84% | 2025 |
| 46 | Maldives | 19.72% | 2025 |
| 47 | Japan | 19.55% | 2025 |
| 48 | Samoa | 19.43% | 2024 |
| 49 | Panama | 19.26% | 2025 |
| 50 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 19.04% | 2024 |
| 51 | Malta | 19% | 2025 |
| 52 | Madagascar | 18.84% | 2024 |
| 53 | Lao PDR | 18.82% | 2023 |
| 54 | Tunisia | 18.78% | 2024 |
| 55 | Tonga | 18.72% | 2025 |
| 56 | Eswatini | 18.7% | 2023 |
| 57 | Dominica | 18.58% | 2023 |
| 58 | China | 18.06% | 2025 |
| 59 | Honduras | 17.8% | 2024 |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 17.79% | 2025 |
| 61 | South Africa | 17.67% | 2025 |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 17.59% | 2025 |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.44% | 2018 |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 16.97% | 2023 |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 16.85% | 2018 |
| 66 | Barbados | 16.71% | 2025 |
| 67 | Grenada | 16.6% | 2024 |
| 68 | Greenland | 16.42% | 2018 |
| 69 | Peru | 16.41% | 2024 |
| 70 | Angola | 16.4% | 2025 |
| 71 | Bahamas, The | 16.28% | 2024 |
| 72 | Lithuania | 16.25% | 2025 |
| 73 | Namibia | 15.87% | 2024 |
| 74 | Uganda | 15.67% | 2024 |
| 75 | Chile | 15.51% | 2025 |
| 76 | Singapore | 15.46% | 2025 |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 15.43% | 2023 |
| 78 | Rwanda | 15.33% | 2022 |
| 79 | Lesotho | 15.33% | 2024 |
| 80 | Indonesia | 15.23% | 2025 |
| 81 | Tanzania | 14.99% | 2025 |
| 82 | Belgium | 14.56% | 2025 |
| 83 | Cabo Verde | 14.36% | 2024 |
| 84 | Uruguay | 14.23% | 2024 |
| 85 | Guatemala | 14.15% | 2025 |
| 86 | Bhutan | 14.07% | 2025 |
| 87 | Croatia | 13.98% | 2025 |
| 88 | Belize | 13.78% | 2025 |
| 89 | Guinea | 13.77% | 2016 |
| 90 | Benin | 13.65% | 2024 |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 13.52% | 2025 |
| 92 | El Salvador | 13.46% | 2025 |
| 93 | Cambodia | 13.36% | 2024 |
| 94 | Netherlands | 13.34% | 2025 |
| 95 | Libya | 13.14% | 2019 |
| 96 | Faroe Islands | 13.13% | 2025 |
| 97 | Guyana | 13% | 2025 |
| 98 | Sudan | 12.86% | 2018 |
| 99 | Yemen, Rep. | 12.84% | 2024 |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 12.81% | 2024 |
| 101 | Niger | 12.8% | 2024 |
| 102 | Philippines | 12.7% | 2025 |
| 103 | Ukraine | 12.58% | 2024 |
| 104 | Kiribati | 12.54% | 2021 |
| 105 | Thailand | 12.47% | 2025 |
| 106 | Finland | 12.28% | 2025 |
| 107 | Suriname | 12.06% | 2025 |
| 108 | New Zealand | 12.05% | 2025 |
| 109 | Malaysia | 12.02% | 2025 |
| 110 | Spain | 11.76% | 2025 |
| 111 | Australia | 11.66% | 2025 |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.55% | 2025 |
| 113 | St. Lucia | 11.42% | 2020 |
| 114 | Brazil | 11.09% | 2025 |
| 115 | Jordan | 10.91% | 2024 |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 10.82% | 2025 |
| 117 | Haiti | 10.74% | 2017 |
| 118 | Italy | 10.73% | 2025 |
| 119 | Kyrgyz Republic | 10.65% | 2025 |
| 120 | Paraguay | 10.63% | 2025 |
| 121 | Montenegro | 10.62% | 2025 |
| 122 | France | 10.55% | 2025 |
| 123 | Latvia | 10.48% | 2025 |
| 124 | Morocco | 10.39% | 2025 |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 10.26% | 2024 |
| 126 | Comoros | 10.23% | 2023 |
| 127 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.14% | 2023 |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 10.12% | 2018 |
| 129 | Iceland | 8.95% | 2025 |
| 130 | Estonia | 8.94% | 2025 |
| 131 | Armenia | 8.87% | 2025 |
| 132 | Georgia | 8.69% | 2025 |
| 133 | Hungary | 8.66% | 2025 |
| 134 | Albania | 8.58% | 2024 |
| 135 | Portugal | 8.47% | 2025 |
| 136 | Israel | 8.28% | 2025 |
| 137 | Sweden | 8.26% | 2025 |
| 138 | Colombia | 8.25% | 2025 |
| 139 | United Kingdom | 8.11% | 2025 |
| 140 | Romania | 8% | 2025 |
| 141 | Djibouti | 7.91% | 2023 |
| 142 | Viet Nam | 7.88% | 2023 |
| 143 | Togo | 7.75% | 2025 |
| 144 | Germany | 7.38% | 2025 |
| 145 | Slovak Republic | 7.26% | 2025 |
| 146 | Bermuda | 7.08% | 2025 |
| 147 | Türkiye | 6.92% | 2025 |
| 148 | Gabon | 6.89% | 2023 |
| 149 | Andorra | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 150 | Slovenia | 6.48% | 2025 |
| 151 | Austria | 6.44% | 2025 |
| 152 | Poland | 6.29% | 2025 |
| 153 | Qatar | 6.2% | 2024 |
| 154 | United States | 6.18% | 2025 |
| 155 | Canada | 6.12% | 2025 |
| 156 | Denmark | 6.04% | 2025 |
| 157 | Aruba | 5.91% | 2023 |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 5.71% | 2025 |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 5.45% | 2025 |
| 160 | Mexico | 5.41% | 2025 |
| 161 | Czechia | 5.34% | 2025 |
| 162 | Norway | 5.25% | 2025 |
| 163 | Congo, Rep. | 5.2% | 2023 |
| 164 | Iraq | 5.19% | 2024 |
| 165 | Ireland | 5.16% | 2025 |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 5.09% | 2023 |
| 167 | Saudi Arabia | 4.51% | 2025 |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 4.49% | 2023 |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 4.42% | 2025 |
| 170 | Argentina | 4.02% | 2025 |
| 171 | Macao SAR, China | 3.77% | 2025 |
| 172 | Bahrain | 2.59% | 2024 |
| 173 | Switzerland | 2.48% | 2025 |
| 174 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.73% | 2023 |
| 175 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.62% | 2025 |
| 176 | Algeria | 1.24% | 2024 |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 1.12% | 2018 |
| 178 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.84% | 2025 |
| 179 | Russian Federation | 0.78% | 2021 |
| 180 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.69% | 2017 |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.68% | 2024 |
| 182 | Kuwait | 0.61% | 2025 |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 0.46% | 2025 |
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World Bank, World Development Indicators, TM.VAL.FUEL.ZS.UN, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division; World Integrated Trade Solution system (WITS); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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