Share of crude oil imports to Italy from Middle East 2010-2023
Crude oil imports to Italy from Middle Eastern countries dropped to approximately 20 percent of the total imports in 2022 and 2023. This was the minimum value in more than 10 years. Crude oil imports to Italy from the region peaked in 2017, when they accounted for nearly 42 percent of the total share. Middle Eastern countries exporting crude oil to Italy included Iraq and Saudi Arabia in 2023.