Energy imports, net (% of energy use)

For 2023, Energy imports, net (% of energy use) is led by Malta at 403.59%. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

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0.0101202303404MaltaMalta: 403.59%404SingaporeSingapore: 279.62%280LuxembourgLuxembourg: 109.59%110MoroccoMorocco: 93.64%93.6GreeceGreece: 89.25%89.2BelgiumBelgium: 89.17%89.2JapanJapan: 87.28%87.3NetherlandsNetherlands: 87.02%87.0IrelandIreland: 85.77%85.8Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 84.60%84.6MoldovaMoldova: 81.17%81.2GeorgiaGeorgia: 79.94%79.9
Rank Country Value
1 Malta 403.59%
2 Singapore 279.62%
3 Luxembourg 109.59%
4 Morocco 93.64%
5 Greece 89.25%
6 Belgium 89.17%
7 Japan 87.28%
8 Netherlands 87.02%
9 Ireland 85.77%
10 Korea, Rep. 84.60%
11 Moldova 81.17%
12 Georgia 79.94%
13 Italy 79.60%
14 Portugal 77.24%
15 Spain 76.98%
16 Turkiye 71.99%
17 Lithuania 71.46%
18 Germany 70.49%
19 Senegal 69.03%
20 Austria 63.97%
21 North Macedonia 63.81%
22 Hungary 62.51%
23 Chile 62.28%
24 Honduras 60.57%
25 Costa Rica 60.42%
26 Slovak Republic 57.89%
27 Thailand 57.51%
28 Croatia 57.29%
29 Switzerland 51.74%
30 Slovenia 48.90%
31 Poland 48.82%
32 France 47.13%
33 United Kingdom 44.04%
34 Denmark 43.79%
35 Serbia 42.55%
36 Czechia 41.98%
37 Bulgaria 40.93%
38 India 36.09%
39 Latvia 34.31%
40 New Zealand 31.63%
41 Finland 30.27%
42 Romania 28.06%
43 Sweden 27.75%
44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.93%
45 Montenegro 24.35%
46 China 23.96%
47 Ukraine 23.59%
48 Albania 22.70%
49 Kenya 22.37%
50 Mexico 21.58%
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Malta sits at the top of the Energy imports, net (% of energy use) distribution in 2023 at 403.59%, with a lead of 123.97% over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Denmark at 43.79%, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Norway (-703.96%), and the page currently covers 67 countries.