OPEC Oil Trumps America's Veterans in 2013

In 2013, Americans spent more on OPEC oil – $147 billion – than the $140 billion the federal government spent on veterans. Let’s put it another way. The total cost of OPEC oil in 2013 was twice the $72 billion that the federal government spent on education.

Despite America’s increased production of domestic oil and gas, OPEC continued to supply a little under 40 percent of the oil imported to the United States. All told, we imported 1,353,007,000 barrels of OPEC oil at a total cost of $146,760,242,370.

2013 OPEC Totals
1.35 billion barrels of petroleum imported
38% of US imports came from OPEC
$147 billion sent to OPEC countries