Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) - Asia

Definition: Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials).

Description: The map below shows how Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) varies by country in Asia. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is Brunei, with a value of 36.51. The country with the lowest value in the region is Kuwait, with a value of 0.44.

Source: World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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Limitations and Exceptions: 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.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The classification of commodity groups is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.