This list reveals the top 10 export countries that supplied America with refined oil during 2015. Overall, US importers purchased US$51.4 billion worth of refined oil. Shown within parenthesis is each exporter's percentage of US import purchases.
African Exporters
America imported $4.4 billion worth of refined oil from Africa led by the following countries:
1. Algeria: $3.4 billion
2. Nigeria: $446.5 million
3. Angola: $242.1 million
4. Libya: $85.1 million
5. Gabon: $64.2 million
6. Congo: $53.6 million
7. Cameroon: $43.8 million
8. Chad: $31.2 million
9. Tunisia: $30.6 million
10. Senegal: $22.8 million
Asian Exporters
America imported $7.9 billion worth of refined oil from Asia led by the following countries:
1. South Korea: $2.9 billion
2. India: $2.8 billion
3. Japan: $583.3 million
4. Kazakhstan: $442.2 million
5. China: $315.2 million
6. Taiwan: $229 million
7. Singapore: $124.3 million
8. Georgia: $58.9 million
9. Indonesia: $57.6 million
10. Azerbaijan: $48.9 million
European Union Exporters
America imported $12.8 billion worth of refined oil from Europe Union led by the following EU members:
1. United Kingdom: $3.4 billion
2. Belgium: $2.1 billion
3. Spain: $1.7 billion
4. Netherlands: $1.6 billion
5. France: $984.3 million
6. Portugal: $752.3 million
7. Lithuania: $687.3 million
8. Finland: $389.4 million
9. Italy: $357.4 million
10. Germany: $305.6 million
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
America imported $4 billion worth of refined oil from Latin America led by the following countries:
1. Venezuela: $1.5 billion
2. Brazil: $789.8 million
3. Trinidad/Tobago: $460.4 million
4. Peru: $444.8 million
5. Colombia: $369.2 million
6. Ecuador: $139.7 million
7. Netherlands Antilles: $132.6 million
8. Argentina: $34.6 million
9. Chile: $26.6 million
10. Aruba: $25.6 million
Middle Eastern Exporters
America imported $774.9 million worth of refined oil from the Middle East led by the following countries:
1. Qatar: $403.1 million
2. Saudi Arabia: $166 million
3. Bahrain: $128.8 million
4. Kuwait: $40.9 million
5. United Arab Emirates: $28.5 million
6. Israel: $7.5 million
7. Iraq: $19,000
North American Exporters
America imported $12.3 billion worth of refined oil from North America led by the following countries:
1. Canada: $11.2 billion
2. Mexico: $1.1 billion
Oceanian Exporters
America imported $62,000 worth of refined oil from Oceania led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $47,000
2. New Zealand: $11,000
3. Marshall Islands: $4,000
To see America's fastest-growing refined oil suppliers from 2011 to 2015 use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for US refined oil imports was -45.6%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
US Refined Oil Imports by Country 2015
Fastest-Growing American Refined Oil Import Countries
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.