{"id":47323,"date":"2026-03-23T14:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=47323"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:12:40","slug":"which-countries-depend-the-most-on-persian-gulf-oil-and-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=47323","title":{"rendered":"Which Countries Depend the Most on Persian Gulf Oil and Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">As the war in the Middle East halts most of the oil and gas trade from the region, countries thousands of miles away are feeling the pain of their energy supplies suddenly vanishing. Some are feeling the loss more acutely than others.<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"g-subhed  svelte-17u6t01\">Asian countries are the biggest buyers of Persian Gulf energy<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"g-rows-wrapper svelte-95zvw3\">\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 20.56400749753253px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Pakistan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-anno-label svelte-95zvw3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share of energy imports<br \/>from Gulf Countries<\/span> <span class=\"g-geom svelte-95zvw3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>81%<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-anno-label svelte-95zvw3\">Total energy<br \/>imports in 2024<\/span> <span class=\"g-geom svelte-95zvw3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$17 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 136.22732198285303px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Japan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>57%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$139 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 45.472514057792765px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Thailand<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>56%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$43 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 141.31232028079035px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">South Korea<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>55%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$144 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 176.16319171018796px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">India<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>50%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$180 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.738659657840964px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Maldives<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>42%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$774.1 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 49.06908501580723px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Taiwan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>40%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$47 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 397.6641259299856px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">China<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>35%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$413 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 7.503742992067471px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>33%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$4 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 45.58998791677108px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>29%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$44 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 86.4169757074506px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Singapore<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>27%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$86 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 19.529759019566264px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Philippines<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>26%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$16 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.497686692096385px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Israel<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>19%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$3 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 8.65585515713735px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Brunei<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>16%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$5 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 9.102445949156627px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Myanmar<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>16%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$5 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 37.41340882095421px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>15%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$35 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.511399372424097px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Armenia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>10%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$535.9 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 29.111158220539757px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Turkey<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>7%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$26 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 15.743918705995181px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>5%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$12 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.798301740771084px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Uzbekistan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.599286948289157px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Kazakhstan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$628 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.022420092491566px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Yemen<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$23.5 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.741674398226506px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Azerbaijan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.081388703469879px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Kyrgyzstan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.611647355450602px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Jordan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$641 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 7.188416030959036px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Cambodia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$3 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.125196032645783px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Syria<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$131.2 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 10.27918119193253px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Bangladesh<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$7 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\"> <span class=\"g-note svelte-fkyd84\">Note: Only countries with energy imports from Gulf countries are shown.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">In 2024, nearly 21 million barrels of oil a day crossed through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passageway connecting the Persian Gulf to the world. Four-fifths of that supply went to Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">China has long been the biggest purchaser of oil and gas from Persian Gulf nations. And with more than a third of its total supply coming from the region, the disruption is significant for Beijing. But other countries are almost entirely reliant on the region for their energy needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Pakistan has considered imposing a four-day workweek, and remote school and work, in order to preserve energy stockpiles. A state-led fund in Thailand, to subsidize the cost of fuel when prices surge, plunged into a deficit this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">In India, where the economy depends on the Middle East for roughly 40 percent of the country\u2019s oil imports and 80 percent of its gas, a shortage of cooking gas is squeezing households. And across Asia, fliers are being stranded because airlines running low on jet fuel have canceled thousands of flights.<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"g-subhed  svelte-17u6t01\">Europe has been more insulated, sort of<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"g-rows-wrapper svelte-95zvw3\">\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 22.46389967659759px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Greece<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-anno-label svelte-95zvw3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share of energy imports<br \/>from Gulf Countries<\/span> <span class=\"g-geom svelte-95zvw3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>36%<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-anno-label svelte-95zvw3\">Total energy<br \/>imports in 2024<\/span> <span class=\"g-geom svelte-95zvw3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$19 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 10.665693977561446px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Lithuania<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>32%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$7 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 30.65959890339277px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Poland<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>30%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$28 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.229892975518073px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Serbia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>29%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 9.232326873638554px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Bulgaria<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>23%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$5 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 7.564193441706024px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Slovenia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>23%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$4 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 52.06781013728193px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Italy<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>22%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$50 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.889232712115662px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Albania<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>22%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$931.9 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 73.48828288520482px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">France<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>18%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$73 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 9.974162649956625px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Ireland<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>14%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$6 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.963141944096385px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Iceland<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>13%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 63.40107565813976px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">U.K.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>11%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$62 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 103.83887461351325px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Netherlands<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>10%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$105 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 54.1867773752771px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Spain<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>9%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$53 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 11.552727885840964px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Romania<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>8%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$8 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 9.847084660231324px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Denmark<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>8%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$6 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 11.723400401040966px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>7%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$8 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 13.487209463546987px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Austria<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>7%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$10 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 66.55309302371083px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Germany<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>7%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$66 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 9.126275274920483px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Norway<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>5%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$5 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 13.87215595466988px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Portugal<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>5%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$10 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.970598695662651px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Moldova<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>4%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.660051712231326px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Cyprus<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>4%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$3 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 48.51547394132049px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Belgium<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>4%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$47 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.644904924048193px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Latvia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>3%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 20.86047446244819px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Sweden<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>3%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$18 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 13.071660818583132px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Finland<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>3%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$10 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.105582851151807px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Estonia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>2%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.861333331749398px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">North Macedonia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>2%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$902.7 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 9.412176304289156px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Croatia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$6 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 11.777214981349397px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Switzerland<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$8 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.2082845799518065px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 8.090915723055423px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Slovakia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$4 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\"> <span class=\"g-note svelte-fkyd84\">Note: Only countries with energy imports from Gulf countries are shown.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Europe has traditionally been less reliant on the Gulf than Asia has been. It used to get most of its natural gas from Russia, but in recent years it has relied more on the United States and Norway. But the continent has had to endure one energy crisis after another in recent years, including from Russia\u2019s war with Ukraine and the Western sanctions that followed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Russia is the world\u2019s third-largest producer of oil and second-largest producer of gas, and the sales of its energy products have been significantly restricted while Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">This current crisis comes as European countries, confronting lackluster economic output, try to rebuild their industrial bases and fend off competition from cheaper Chinese exports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Confronted with soaring prices since its attack with Israel on Iran, the United States temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea, hoping to ease the global supply and markets in the process. The European Union has not made similar moves.<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"g-subhed  svelte-17u6t01\">Parts of Africa will be hit hard<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"g-rows-wrapper svelte-95zvw3\">\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.294491828559036px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Seychelles<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-anno-label svelte-95zvw3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share of energy imports<br \/>from Gulf Countries<\/span> <span class=\"g-geom svelte-95zvw3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>98%<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-anno-label svelte-95zvw3\">Total energy<br \/>imports in 2024<\/span> <span class=\"g-geom svelte-95zvw3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$308.6 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.928951891893976px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Mauritania<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>76%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$973.5 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.000057448665061px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Uganda<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>61%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.258827557118072px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Mauritius<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>56%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 8.84799279413012px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Kenya<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>55%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$5 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 19.040064240154216px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Egypt<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>45%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$16 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.022149392655422px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Zambia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>45%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.318054577638554px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Namibia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>38%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.454301272713253px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Malawi<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>38%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$476.1 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 21.40656463432289px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">South Africa<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>33%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$18 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 8.988373671016868px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Tanzania<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>30%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$5 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 11.734044347633736px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Morocco<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>29%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$8 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.982647414583132px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Mozambique<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>24%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.802805809445783px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Madagascar<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>19%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$841.3 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.673363360038554px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>16%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 7.436856107286747px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Senegal<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>13%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$4 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 16.764152888048194px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>12%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$13 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.380168672877108px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Benin<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>6%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$398.4 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.360326736992771px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Angola<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>4%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.7913991096192765px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Burkina Faso<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>4%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.691074118448193px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Tunisia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>2%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$3 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 8.225311484568675px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Cote d&#8217;Ivoire<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>2%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$4 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.187706392221687px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Central African Republic<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$196.7 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.1971439405590365px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Gambia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$206.6 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.108374785677109px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Niger<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$113.6 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.204541369416868px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Lesotho<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$214.4 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.4049967774361445px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Cameroon<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$424.4 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 7.790695202959036px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Libya<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$4 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\"> <span class=\"g-note svelte-fkyd84\">Note: Only countries with energy imports from Gulf countries are shown.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">African nations, like many other countries in the global south, could feel the disruption unevenly. Seychelles, the island nation off the east coast of Africa, imported almost all of its energy from Gulf states in 2024. Mauritius has had a similar reliance, while Nigeria, an oil-rich state and a member of the OPEC Plus oil cartel, has traditionally imported relatively few fossil fuels from the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">But as the war continues, the impact is being felt beyond the imports of oil and gas. The Persian Gulf is a dominant source of fertilizer, partly because the region\u2019s abundance of energy has spurred the development of factories that make the raw materials for many types of agricultural chemicals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">A sustained rise in the cost of fertilizer could force governments in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa to subsidize the cost of growing crops or otherwise watch food prices climb. That could add to debt burdens afflicting many lower-income countries.<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"g-subhed  svelte-17u6t01\">The Americas and elsewhere are feeling broader economic shocks<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"g-rows-wrapper svelte-95zvw3\">\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.3884787434120485px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Argentina<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-anno-label svelte-95zvw3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share of energy imports<br \/>from Gulf Countries<\/span> <span class=\"g-geom svelte-95zvw3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>16%<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-anno-label svelte-95zvw3\">Total energy<br \/>imports in 2024<\/span> <span class=\"g-geom svelte-95zvw3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$3 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 31.056193252636145px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Brazil<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>13%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$28 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 226.1633437178988px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">United States<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>10%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$233 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.095112109253012px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Paraguay<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>9%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 33.872542733503614px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Canada<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>5%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$31 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.279747042438554px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Uruguay<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>4%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 39.15976073205783px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Australia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>2%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$37 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 8.732236353754217px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Dominican Republic<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$5 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 8.267406632857831px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Guatemala<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$4 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 16.733437174766266px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Chile<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$13 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.847472114168674px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Fiji<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$888.1 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 12.476915359556626px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Peru<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$9 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.315020896086747px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Honduras<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 8.63625444246747px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Ecuador<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$5 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 9.432342440163856px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Colombia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$6 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.225696588327711px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">El Salvador<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.33065961453494px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Costa Rica<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 9.553072775084336px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$6 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 36.145738954072286px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 1; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Mexico<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$34 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.224757574004819px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Belize<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$235.5 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 6.224264820269879px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Bolivia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$2 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 5.351875000578313px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Nicaragua<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$1 bil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"g-country-row svelte-95zvw3\" style=\" height: 4.526983982004819px; --g-rowTextVisibility: 0; --g-keyColor: #000; \">\n<p class=\"g-country-label svelte-95zvw3\">Barbados<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Share of energy imports from Gulf Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>&lt;1%<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"g-screenreader\">Total energy imports in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span>$552.3 mil.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\"> <span class=\"g-note svelte-fkyd84\">Note: Only countries with energy imports from Gulf countries are shown.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">The United States is the world\u2019s largest producer of oil and gas. That means the impact of halting the energy trade from the Middle East is much less severe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">But the United States and other countries in the region that do not import great quantities from the Gulf are still feeling economic strain. The jump in oil prices \u2013 to over $100 a barrel in recent weeks \u2013 has already weighed on other major economic factors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">The cost of gasoline has jumped by about a dollar a gallon nationally since the war began. American airlines have begun to cut flights because of fuel costs. Concerns about inflation have pushed mortgage rates to their highest level in three months, just weeks after they fell below 6 percent for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">If the war drags on, or if oil and gas prices continue to rise, the damage will most likely grow, economists say. It is perhaps one reason why the White House has forcefully insisted that it does not need Middle Eastern oil \u2014\u00a0and is increasingly trying to use military force to stop Iran\u2019s blockade of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Methodology<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5\">To calculate total energy imports for each country, The New York Times used 2024 international trade data from the Observatory for Economic Complexity and tallied the value of imports for a subset of energy-related goods. A share of imports from Gulf countries was then calculated from that subset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5\">The Gulf countries included are: Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">The categories used were: crude petroleum oils (HS 270900), bituminous petroleum distillates (HS 271000), liquefied natural gas (HS 271111), liquefied propane (HS 271112), liquefied butanes (HS 271113) and liquefied petroleum gases (HS 271119).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the war in the Middle East halts most of the oil and gas trade from the region, countries thousands of miles away are feeling the pain of their energy supplies suddenly vanishing. Some are feeling the loss more acutely than others. 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