America exported US$74.7 billion worth of refined oil around the globe in 2015. Refined oil includes processed petroleum such as gasoline and diesel. Within parenthesis are each importer's percentage of US refined oil exports.
African Importers
America exported $1.7 billion worth of refined
oil to Africa led by the following import countries:
1. Nigeria: $568.1 million
2. Egypt: $328.5 million
3. Morocco: $303.5 million
4. Togo: $159 million
5. Tunisia: $76.5 million
6. South Africa: $71 million
7. Algeria: $62.3 million
8. Senegal: $34.1 million
9. Côte d'Ivoire: $26.9 million
10. Ghana: $23.3 million
Asian Importers
America exported $3.9 billion worth of refined oil to Asia led by the following import countries:
1. Singapore: $1.9 billion
2. China: $771 million
3. South Korea: $271 million
4. Japan: $240 million
5. Turkey: $185.1 million
6. Malaysia: $141 million
7. India: $133.4 million
8. Taiwan: $126.4 million
9. Vietnam: $74.2 million
10. Philippines: $52.6 million
European Union Importers
America exported $11.6 billion worth of refined oil to Europe Union led by the following EU import countries:
1. Netherlands: $4.7 billion
2. France: $2.5 billion
3. United Kingdom: $1.8 billion
4. Belgium: $943.6 million
5. Italy: $465.3 million
6. Malta: $306.8 million
7. Spain: $235.5 million
8. Germany: $200.9 million
9. Slovenia: $144.9 million
10. Denmark: $108.6 million
Latin American and Caribbean Importers
America exported $30.5 billion worth of refined oil to Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean led by the following import countries:
1. Colombia: $4.6 billion
2. Chile: $3.5 billion
3. Panama: $3.3 billion
4. Ecuador: $2.59 billion
5. Brazil: $2.56 billion
6. Venezuela: $2.2 billion
7. Peru: $2.1 billion
8. Argentina: $1.7 billion
9. Guatemala: $1.5 billion
10. Costa Rica: $1.3 billion
Middle Eastern Importers
America exported $778.2 million worth of refined oil to the Middle East led by the following import countries:
1. Israel: $348.8 million
2. Lebanon: $293.5 million
3. United Arab Emirates: $64 million
4. Saudi Arabia: $42.6 million
5. Kuwait: $6.5 million
6. Iraq: $6.3 million
7. Jordan: $5.5 million
8. Oman: $5.3 million
9. Qatar: $2.6 million
10. Bahrain: $2.3 million
North American Importers
America exported $23.9 billion worth of refined oil to North America led by the following import countries:
1. Mexico: $14.9 billion
2. Canada: $9 billion
Oceanian Importers
America exported $115.8 million worth of refined oil to Oceania led by the following import countries:
1. Australia: $82.5 million
2. Marshall Islands: $27.4 million
3. New Zealand: $4.7 million
4. Samoa: $395,000
5. French Polynesia: $281,000
6. Micronesia: $223,000
7. Palau: $85,000
8. Papua New Guinea: $51,000
9. New Caledonia: $39,000
10. Tonga: $31,000
The accompanying list identifies importers with the fastest-growing international purchases of US refined oil from 2011 to 2015. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for this product category of American exports was -18.4%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
US Refined Oil Exports by Country 2015
Fastest-Growing American Refined Oil Export Countries