Exporter Rank

15 / 50

Importer Rank

16 / 50

Trade Balance Rank

34 / 50
Note: USA Trade Online Data 1 (2021) are used for computing ranks.

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) (Origin of Movement) $65,995,914,479
Total Imports (2021) $97,186,665,808
Trade Balance (2021) -$31,190,751,329

Impact of Trade [2]

Total Export-Supported Jobs Related to Manufacturing156,598 (2016)
No. of Businesses Selling Products Overseas4,174 (2016)
Percentage of Exporters Classified as Small and Medium-size Companies84% (2016)
Percentage of Exports by Small and Medium-size Companies9% (2016)

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Netherlands $10,282,074,406
China $4,601,912,599
Germany $4,587,596,848
Canada $3,843,767,371
Mexico $2,116,884,400
Belgium $1,486,108,423
Korea, South $1,395,820,917
Japan $1,025,260,678
United Kingdom $984,783,136
Australia $780,359,641

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $7,568,750,836
Germany $7,033,718,432
Mexico $5,241,325,079
Canada $3,192,229,214
Holy See (Vatican City) $2,839,617,895
Ukraine $1,953,053,960
India $1,946,739,758
Austria $1,262,603,488
Japan $1,231,776,322
France $1,073,307,075

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $23,108,041,712
(84) Industrial Machinery $5,866,690,354
(40) Rubber $3,597,001,292
(39) Plastics $3,031,029,830
(85) Electrical Machinery $2,396,966,806
(88) Aircraft $1,838,835,756
(90) Precision Instruments $1,477,371,286
(29) Organic Chemicals $1,220,893,926
(38) Chemical Products $981,040,614
(47) Wood Pulp $885,759,948

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $22,054,773,104
(85) Electrical Machinery $12,552,192,610
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $11,105,706,596
(40) Rubber $4,945,898,274
(39) Plastics $3,728,963,722
(61) Apparel: Knit $3,277,010,398
(94) Furniture $3,010,022,596
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $2,873,878,252
(29) Organic Chemicals $2,760,284,786
(90) Precision Instruments $2,683,579,728

Sources

  1. USA Trade Online (2021).
  2. International Trade Administration (Accessed on November 1, 2018)
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