Which countries depend most on Middle East oil?
Answer
Japan depends most on Middle East oil: 90% of its crude imports come from the region (largest supplier: UAE). Next are South Korea (69%) and China (54%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Japan
- 90%
- South Korea
- 69%
- China
- 54%
| # | Country | Largest Middle East supplier | Share of crude imports from the Middle East | Thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | UAE | 90% | 2,153 |
| 2 | South Korea | Saudi Arabia | 69% | 1,916 |
| 3 | China | Saudi Arabia | 54% | 6,212 |
| 4 | India | Iraq | 49% | 2,447 |
| 5 | Poland | Saudi Arabia | 48% | 242 |
| 6 | Lithuania | Saudi Arabia | 47% | 89 |
| 7 | Greece | Iraq | 39% | 164 |
| 8 | Turkey | Iraq | 23% | 150 |
| 9 | Austria | Saudi Arabia | 16% | 26 |
| 10 | Belgium | Saudi Arabia | 13% | 80 |
| 11 | Netherlands | Iraq | 12% | 141 |
| 12 | Czechia | Saudi Arabia | 11% | 15 |
| 13 | Spain | Saudi Arabia | 10% | 128 |
| 14 | France | Iraq | 10% | 91 |
| 15 | Italy | Iraq | 9% | 102 |
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How it is calculated
Shares are calculated from the importing country's customs data (UN Comtrade, HS 2709) and divided by its total crude imports (JODI-Oil), so suppliers that are not drawn on the map still count in the total. Belarus and Turkey report no crude imports by origin to UN Comtrade; their figures are estimates.
Sources
- UN Comtrade – crude oil imports by country of origin (HS 2709), as reported by the importing country · 2025
- JODI-Oil – national crude oil production, imports and exports · 2025
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