This list reveals the top 10 export countries that supplied America with crude oil during 2015. Overall, US importers purchased US$132.6 billion worth of crude oil. Shown within parenthesis is each exporter's percentage of US import purchases.
African Exporters

America imported $5.9 billion worth of crude oil from Africa led by the following countries:

  1. Angola: $2.6 billion
  2. Nigeria: $1.4 billion
  3. Chad: $1.3 billion
  4. Congo: $224.5 million
  5. Gabon: $189.6 million
  6. Equatorial Guinea: $78.8 million
  7. Algeria: $68.4 million
  8. Libya: $56 million
  9. Egypt: $26.5 million
Asian Exporters

America imported $1.3 billion worth of crude oil from Asia led by the following countries:

  1. Indonesia: $799.3 million
  2. Azerbaijan: $342.8 million
  3. Vietnam: $186.3 million
  4. Malaysia: $12.7 million
  5. Azerbaijan: $342.8 million
  6. Vietnam: $186.3 million
  7. Malaysia: $12.7 million
European Union Exporters

America imported $252.2 million worth of crude oil from the European Union led by the following EU members:

  1. United Kingdom: $251.3 million
  2. Netherlands: $930,000
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters

America imported $30.3 billion worth of crude oil from Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean led by the following countries:

  1. Venezuela: $13.7 billion
  2. Colombia: $7.4 billion
  3. Ecuador: $4.4 billion
  4. Brazil: $3.9 billion
  5. Argentina: $460.1 million
  6. Trinidad/Tobago: $143.5 million
  7. Guatemala: $118.7 million
  8. Peru: $114.7 million
  9. Bahamas: $13.2 million
10. Panama: $8,000
Middle Eastern Exporters

America imported $30.8 billion worth of crude oil from the Middle East led by the following countries:

  1. Saudi Arabia: $21.7 billion
  2. Iraq: $4.6 billion
  3. Kuwait: $4.5 billion
  4. United Arab Emirates: $37.9 million
North American Exporters

America imported $62.7 billion worth of crude oil from North America led by the following countries:

  1. Canada: $49.9 billion
  2. Mexico: $12.8 billion
Oceanian Exporters

America imported $201.2 million worth of crude oil from Oceanian country Australia.
To see America's fastest-growing crude oil suppliers from 2011 to 2015, see the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for 
US crude oil imports was
-63.1%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis

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Research Note: Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.