The graph displays the percentage of the total U.S. petroleum net imports that were imported from OPEC countries between 1960 and 2011. In 2007, some 44.4 percent of all U.S. petroleum net imports came from such countries.
U.S. petroleum net imports from OPEC countries as share of total net imports* between 1960 and 2011
Characteristic
Share of total net imports
2011**
52.2%
2010
50.7%
2009
48.4%
2008
53.1%
2007
49.4%
2006
44.2%
2005
44.4%
2000
49.7%
1995
50.5%
1990
59.8%
1985
42.5%
1980
67.5%
1975
61.6%
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The abbreviation OPEC stands for Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Current members include Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Countries no longer members of OPEC include Gabon and Indonesia.
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