US Crude Oil Imports by Country 2014 This list reveals the top 10 export countries that supplied America with crude oil during 2014. Overall, US importers purchased US$253.2 billion worth of crude oil. Shown within parenthesis is each exporter's percentage of US import purchases.
Fastest-Growing American Crude Oil Import Countries To see America's 25 fastest-growing crude oil suppliers from 2010 to 2014, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for US crude oil imports was -5%.
African Exporters
America imported $11.7 billion worth of crude oil from Africa led by the following countries:
1. Angola: $5.3 billion
2. Nigeria: $2.7 billion
4. Gabon: $652.2 million
5. Algeria: $256.6 million
6. Libya: $147.3 million
7. Congo: $140 million
8. Equatorial Guinea: $104.8 million
9. Mauritania: $98.4 million
Asian Exporters
America imported $13.8 billion worth of crude oil from Asia led by the following countries:
1. Kuwait: $11.4 billion
2. Azerbaijan: $975 million
3. Indonesia: $730.6 million
4. Vietnam: $442.7 million
5. Thailand: $266.5 million
European Exporters
America imported $416.2 million worth of crude oil from Europe led by the following countries:
1. United Kingdom: $416.1 million 2. Finland: $43,000 3. Italy: $11,000 4. Netherlands: $4,000 5. Denmark: $3,000
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
America imported $51.6 billion worth of crude oil from Latin America led by the following countries:
1. Venezuela: $26.4 billion 2. Colombia: $10.5 billion 3. Ecuador: $7.4 billion 4. Brazil: $5.3 billion 5. Argentina: $1.1 billion 6. Peru: $370.1 million 7. Guatemala: $229.5 million 8. Trinidad and Tobago: $196.2 million 9. Belize: $28 million 10. Suriname: $16.6 million
Middle Eastern Exporters
America imported $72 billion worth of crude oil from the Middle East led by the following countries:
1. Saudi Arabia: $46.1 billion
2. Iraq: $13.9 billion
3. Kuwait: $11.4 billion
4. United Arab Emirates: $652.6 million
North American Exporters
America imported $113.8 billion worth of crude oil from North America led by the following countries:
1. Canada: $85.6 billion
2. Mexico: $28.1 billion
Oceanian Exporters
America imported $22.8 billion worth of crude oil from Oceania led by the following countries:
2. New Zealand: $4 billion 3. Papua New Guinea: $465.1 million 4. Fiji: $133,000 5. Marshall Islands: $40,000 7. Tuvalu: $1,000
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis