Countries That Import the Most of Their Energy 2022
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Hong Kong leads in Energy Imports (% of Energy Used) with 175.70 in 2022.
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Average Energy Imports (% of Energy Used) in 2022: 80.39 · median: 62.05.
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Gap in 2022: Hong Kong is 4.3× larger than Benin.
About This Dataset
Countries That Import the Most of Their Energy 2022
Countries ranked by energy imports (% of energy used) in 2022, using World Bank figures for the 72 countries that reported that year. Hong Kong leads on 175.7, ahead of Panama (171.2) and Cyprus (117.0). Net energy imports as a share of energy used. A negative figure means a country exports more energy than it uses; a figure above 100 per cent means the country imports more than it consumes, the rest leaving again as refined fuel or ships bunkers.
Analysis
Hong Kong (175.7), Panama (171.2) and Cyprus (117.0) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 175.7 down to 40.9, a spread of 134.8. Only 4.5 separates Hong Kong from Panama in second, 2.6% of the leading figure. 7 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 87.9 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 72 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2022 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Energy Imports (% of Energy Used)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2022.
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