Net energy imports in OECD members

Net imports covered 11.8% of energy use in OECD member countries in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
OECD members is a group: OECD member countries as grouped by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
OECD members, 2023 11.8% % of energy use
Change from 2022 −2.5percentage points 2022: 14.3%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate

Net energy imports in OECD members over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2023
Period OECD membersWorld
2023 11.8% 14.6%
2022 14.3% -0.7%
2021 14.3% -0.2%
2020 13.6% -1.2%
2019 18.0% -1.1%
2018 20.0% -1.3%
2017 22.0% -0.8%
2016 23.5% -1.2%
2015 23.3% -0.9%
2014 23.1% -0.6%
2013 25.4% -0.8%
2012 27.5% -0.8%
2011 28.8% -0.6%
2010 29.4% -0.1%
2009 30.0% -0.3%
2008 31.9% 0.4%
2007 32.4% 0.7%
2006 33.2% 0.6%
2005 32.5% 0.0%
2004 31.4% -0.6%
2003 30.4% 0.1%
2002 29.1% 0.0%
2001 29.5% -0.6%
2000 28.7% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.5 percentage points from 14.3% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 25.4%, the figure has changed by −13.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 14.6%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for OECD members
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency