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OPEC countries

OPEC has 11 members. The United Arab Emirates left on 1 May 2026, and Angola left at the start of 2024.

How many11 members
As of28 September 2026
SourceOPEC Member Countries
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5 + 6: the five 1960 founders (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela), plus six in Africa: Algeria and Libya in the north, and Nigeria, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Congo on the Atlantic coast.

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Founding members (1960) 5

Founded OPEC at the Baghdad Conference in September 1960.

African members 6

Sub-Saharan and North African producers that joined from the 1960s onward.

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How many countries are in OPEC?

OPEC has 11 members. The United Arab Emirates left on 1 May 2026, and Angola left at the start of 2024.

Which countries are on the list?

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Venezuela, Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Republic of the Congo.

What is an easy way to remember them?

5 + 6: the five 1960 founders (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela), plus six in Africa: Algeria and Libya in the north, and Nigeria, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Congo on the Atlantic coast.

Is the UAE still in OPEC?

No. The United Arab Emirates left OPEC, and OPEC+, on 1 May 2026 after 59 years as a member.

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Each name checked against at least two sources, one of them OPEC Member Countries, on 28 September 2026. Next review by 28 December 2026.
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