The United States exported $3.43 trillion in goods and services in 2025, the highest annual total on record. Goods accounted for $2.19 trillion and services for $1.24 trillion.

This page collects the most-requested U.S. export statistics in one place: totals, products, destinations, states, exporting companies, jobs, and the freight modes that carry the cargo. Every figure links to its original government or international source.

Annual figures use the revised statistics that the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) published on June 9, 2026. They differ slightly from the first-release numbers reported in February 2026.

Key U.S. Export Statistics at a Glance

How U.S. Export Totals Are Measured

Three official totals circulate for the same year, and they are all correct. They measure different things.

Country, product and state detail is available only on the Census basis. Shares on this page that describe products or partners use the $2,179.9 billion base.

Two more points affect comparisons:

• Revisions. The February 2026 first release put 2025 exports at $3,432.3 billion. The June 2026 annual revision changed that to $3,429.8 billion. Goods were revised down by $5.6 billion and services up by $3.0 billion.

• Re-exports. Export totals include foreign goods that entered the U.S. and left again in substantially the same condition. Census state data show $419.4 billion of re-exports in 2025, about 19% of goods exports.

Total U.S. Exports by Year

Exports of goods and services grew at a compound annual rate of 5.2% between 2023 and 2025 (CargoEZ calculation from the revised series).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and BEA, Annual Revision, June 9, 2026. Growth for 2023 is not shown because revised 2022 figures were not part of the release reviewed. The full revised series from 1960 is in BEA's time-series file.

Adjusted for prices, goods exports rose more slowly. Real goods exports were $1,781.6 billion in chained 2017 dollars in 2025, up 2.8% from $1,733.2 billion in 2024.

U.S. Exports in 2026: Year to Date

Through August 2026, U.S. exports of goods and services were $267.7 billion, or 11.8%, above the same period of 2025, according to BEA and the Census Bureau.

• August 2026 exports were $315.2 billion: $205.7 billion in goods and $109.5 billion in services.

• That is 10.7% above August 2025 ($284.7 billion).

• Imports rose 4.4% over the same eight months, so the goods and services deficit narrowed by $138.2 billion, or 19.9%.

• January to August 2026 exports total roughly $2.53 trillion (CargoEZ calculation: the revised 2025 monthly figures plus the reported increase).

Monthly figures are preliminary and are revised in later releases.

U.S. Exports by Product

Goods exports by end-use category

Capital goods and industrial supplies together made up 68.7% of U.S. goods exports in 2025.

Source: Census/BEA Annual Revision, Exhibit 6. Petroleum products are included in industrial supplies. Petroleum exports were $251.4 billion in 2025, down 10.6% from $281.1 billion.

Top 15 export commodities

Source: Census/BEA Annual Revision, Exhibit 6. Rankings use the Census end-use commodity lines, which differ from Harmonized System chapter rankings.

Among farm products, corn exports rose 31.5% to $19.5 billion while soybean exports fell 33.3% to $17.3 billion. Total agricultural commodity exports were $171.5 billion, down from $176.5 billion in 2024.

Services exports by category

Source: Census/BEA Annual Revision, Exhibit 2.

Top U.S. Export Destinations

Mexico became the largest market for U.S. goods in 2025, ahead of Canada, which held first place in 2023 and 2024. The top 15 markets took 71.8% of U.S. goods exports.

Source: Census/BEA Annual Revision, Exhibit 13. Goods only, Census basis, not seasonally adjusted.

The United States ran its largest goods surpluses in 2025 with the Netherlands (59.0billion),theUnitedKingdom(32.6 billion), Hong Kong (28.5billion)andtheUnitedArabEmirates(23.8 billion).

Interpretation: Switzerland's near-tripling coincides with the rise in nonmonetary gold exports and should not be read as a broad increase in merchandise demand. Census does not publish a country-by-commodity split in this release, so the link is an inference.

U.S. Exports by Region

Source: Census/BEA Annual Revision, Exhibit 13. Census area groupings overlap, so rows do not sum to 100%. ASEAN members also appear in other Asian groupings.

Regional differences in 2025:

• North America fell because lower exports to Canada outweighed a small gain to Mexico.

• Europe posted the largest dollar gain, $114.6 billion. Exports to non-EU Europe, including the United Kingdom and Switzerland, grew faster than exports to the EU.

• Pacific Rim declined because the $37.3 billion drop in exports to China exceeded gains to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

• South and Central America remained a surplus region. The U.S. goods surplus there was $51.7 billion.

U.S. Exports by State

Texas originated $450.3 billion of goods exports in 2025, more than twice the total of second-ranked California. The top 10 states accounted for 59.3% of the national total.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Origin of Movement of U.S. Exports of Goods by State, December 2025.

Three cautions apply to state rankings:

• Origin of movement is not origin of production. Census assigns exports to the state where the goods began their journey to the port. For non-manufactured commodities this is often the state where the port is located.

• Re-exports inflate some states. New York's total includes $69.4 billion of re-exports, 45% of its exports.

• Vintage. This table uses the U.S. total of $2,185.2 billion published in February 2026, before the June revision lowered the national figure to $2,179.9 billion. State shares will shift slightly when revised state data are loaded.

Texas also shipped $146.4 billion of non-manufactured commodities, 41.4% of the U.S. total for that group. This reflects its role as the main gateway for crude oil and natural gas.

U.S. Exporting Companies

The Census Bureau identified 271,250 U.S. companies that exported goods in 2024, down 2.4% from 277,799 in 2023. These companies accounted for $1,813 billion, or 87.9%, of total goods exports.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, A Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies, 2023 to 2024, 2021 to 2022 and 2020 to 2021 editions. Census defines small and medium exporters as companies with fewer than 500 employees or with unknown employment.

Key facts for 2024:

• Size. 263,455 exporters (97.1%) were small or medium-sized. The 7,795 large exporters generated 67.9% of known export value.

• Market reach. 60.0% of exporters shipped to only one country and accounted for 5.4% of value. The 2.0% that shipped to 25 or more countries accounted for 68.8%.

• Concentration. The top 50 exporters generated 32.0% of known export value. The top 500 generated 64.6%.

• Company type. Manufacturers were 24.4% of exporters and 54.0% of value. Wholesalers were 30.6% of exporters and 24.1% of value.

• Related-party trade. 37.7% of known export value went to related parties, such as foreign affiliates.

• Popular markets. 91,731 companies exported to Canada, 53,547 to Mexico, 37,785 to the United Kingdom and 27,921 to China.

• Two-way traders. 87,016 companies both imported and exported.

• Continuity. 184,509 companies exported in both 2023 and 2024.

Jobs Supported by U.S. Exports

Exports of goods and services supported an estimated 9.8 million U.S. jobs in 2023, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA). That is about 80,000 fewer than in 2022.

Source: ITA, Jobs Supported by Exports 2023: An Update, March 20, 2026. 2023 is the latest year published.

Each $1 billion of exports supported 3,894 jobs in 2023, compared with 10,814 in 1999. ITA attributes the long decline to rising labor productivity, export price changes and shifts in the mix of exported products. The series peaked at 11.4 million jobs in 2013.

How U.S. Exports Move: Modes and Gateways

Trucks carried 65.5% of the $1.59 trillion in freight that moved between the United States and its two land neighbors in 2025, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). These figures cover exports and imports combined.

Source: BTS, Transborder Freight Data Annual Report: 2025, May 15, 2026. The remaining 5.7% is unclassified freight, foreign trade zone imports and mail.

• By border. Freight with Mexico rose 3.9% to $872.8 billion. Freight with Canada fell 6.4% to $712.8 billion.

• Share of all trade. Canada and Mexico accounted for 29.8% of the $5.33 trillion in total U.S. international goods trade.

• Daily flow. About $4.0 billion in freight crosses the two land borders each day.

• Top gateway. Laredo, Texas handled $344.6 billion in trade, 39.5% of the U.S.-Mexico corridor. Exports were 36.8% of Laredo's value.

• Northern gateways. Detroit handled $125.8 billion (55.7% exports) and Port Huron $116.6 billion (46.8% exports).

• Wait times. BTS reports average peak truck waits of about 40 minutes at Mexican crossings and about 22 minutes at Canadian crossings.

Exports to overseas markets move mainly by vessel and air. BTS publishes that detail in its Freight Facts and Figures and port performance series.

Key U.S. Export Trends

1. Mexico has overtaken Canada as the top export market

• What is happening: U.S. goods exports to Mexico reached $337.3 billion in 2025, against $333.6 billion to Canada.

• Change over time: Canada led in 2023 ($354.4 billion versus 324.4billion)and2024(350.6 billion versus $334.5 billion). Exports to Canada have fallen two years running.

• Why it matters: Southbound truck and rail lanes through Texas now carry more export value than any other corridor. BTS notes that truck freight with Mexico is roughly 50% higher than with Canada.

• Direction: The gap is narrow at $3.7 billion, so the ranking could reverse. This is historical data, not a forecast.

2. Exports to China fell by a quarter

• What is happening: Goods exports to China dropped 26.0% to $106.0 billion in 2025, a decline of $37.3 billion.

• Change over time: Exports to China were $147.6 billion in 2023 and $143.3 billion in 2024.

• Related data: USDA's Economic Research Service reports that agricultural exports to China fell 66% to $8.4 billion, moving China from the top five farm markets to sixth. Soybean exports to all markets fell 33.3%.

• Why it matters: Transpacific westbound volumes in agricultural bulk and containers are exposed to a single market's policy decisions.

3. The energy mix is shifting from crude oil to natural gas

• What is happening: Crude oil exports fell 16.9% to $98.7 billion, while natural gas exports rose 55.8% to $53.3 billion.

• Volume data: EIA reports that U.S. LNG exports rose 26% to 15.1 billion cubic feet per day in 2025, the largest increase of any country.

• Value versus volume: Total petroleum export value fell 10.6% to $251.4 billion. Lower prices explain part of the decline.

• Why it matters: Gulf Coast terminals in Texas and Louisiana anchor this trade. The two states together originated a quarter of U.S. goods exports.

4. Gold flows inflated the 2025 headline

• What is happening: Nonmonetary gold exports rose from $34.2 billion to $86.9 billion.

• CargoEZ calculation: That $52.7 billion increase equals 45% of the $116.9 billion rise in Census-basis goods exports. Excluding gold, goods exports grew 3.2%, not 5.7%.

• Why it matters: Gold moves by secure air freight in small volumes. Analysts using export value as a proxy for freight demand should strip it out.

• How BEA treats it: BEA replaces gold trade with a separate adjustment when it calculates GDP.

5. Computers and aircraft are driving capital goods

• What is happening: Capital goods exports hit a record $712.2 billion, up 10.1%.

• The drivers: Computers rose 59.3% to $44.9 billion, computer accessories 38.6% to $56.1 billion, civilian aircraft 46.5% to $49.4 billion and aircraft engines 20.4% to $76.1 billion.

• Change over time: Computer exports were $19.8 billion in 2023, so they have more than doubled in two years.

• Why it matters: These are high-value, time-sensitive shipments that favor air freight and specialized handling. BTS recorded a 17.7% rise in air freight value with Canada and Mexico.

6. Services are growing faster than goods

• What is happening: Services exports grew 7.0% in 2025, against 5.4% for goods.

• Change over time: From 2023 to 2025, services exports rose 17.8% and goods exports 7.1%.

• The drivers: Charges for intellectual property rose 13.9% and telecommunications, computer and information services 13.2%. Travel was nearly flat at +0.6%.

• Why it matters: A rising share of export earnings generates no physical freight.

7. Automotive exports have fallen two years in a row

• What is happening: Exports of vehicles, parts and engines fell 7.2% to $160.3 billion in 2025, after a 4.0% drop in 2024.

• Detail: Passenger car exports fell 10.1% to $53.6 billion.

• Why it matters: Automotive freight dominates the Detroit and Laredo gateways. BTS data show truck freight through Detroit fell 17.5% in 2025.

8. The exporter base is shrinking and concentrated

• What is happening: The number of identified exporters fell from 279,115 in 2022 to 271,250 in 2024, a 2.8% decline.

• Concentration: The top 50 companies generate 32.0% of known export value, and 60.0% of exporters sell to a single country.

• Why it matters: Growth in export value has not come from more companies exporting. The latest data year is 2024, so the effect of 2025 tariff changes on exporter counts is not yet measured.

Outlook and Forecasts

No U.S. statistical agency publishes a forecast of total export value. The items below are labeled by type.

Market-size forecasts and compound growth projections are common for industries. They do not exist in an authoritative form for national exports, and this page does not invent one.

What the Data Means for the Logistics Industry

Freight forwarders

• Southbound Mexico lanes are now the largest single export corridor by value. Laredo alone carries 39.5% of U.S.-Mexico trade, which concentrates congestion risk.

• With 60.0% of exporters selling to one country, many shippers have little experience with new-market documentation. That is a service opening.

• Air export demand is rising in computers, aircraft parts and pharmaceuticals.

Shippers

• Dependence on a single market is the norm, and the 26.0% fall in exports to China shows the cost.

• Exports to Europe, South Asia and Africa all grew by more than 10% in 2025.

Logistics companies

• Rail freight value with Canada and Mexico fell 9.2% and vessel value 15.6%, partly on lower fuel prices. Truck value held steady.

• Energy export infrastructure on the Gulf Coast continues to gain volume in natural gas.

Supply chain managers

• Headline export growth overstates physical freight growth. Real goods exports rose 2.8%, and gold accounted for much of the nominal gain.

• State and gateway data help in locating inventory and consolidation points. Ten states originate 59.3% of exports.

Logistics technology providers

• The addressable base is about 271,000 exporting companies, of which 97% are small or medium-sized.

• Census states that not all required export filings are made and that most reporting errors involve commodity codes, quantities and weights. Filing accuracy is a measurable problem.

Where Freight Forwarding Software Fits

The trends above raise the documentation load per shipment. More exporters are testing new markets, energy and technology cargo carries stricter controls, and export filings above the $2,500 reporting threshold must carry correct Schedule B codes, quantities and weights.

Freight forwarding software addresses the repeatable parts of that work:

• Reusing shipper, consignee and commodity data across bookings, bills of lading and export filings, so codes and weights are entered once.

• Holding rates and routings for land, ocean and air in one place when a shipper shifts markets.

• Giving exporters shipment status without phone calls or email chains.

CargoEZ is one example. It is a cloud-based platform for freight forwarders that covers freight operations, rate management, customs filing, finance and customer communication. Forwarders comparing systems should check how each one handles the export modes and gateways that matter to their own customers. More detail is on the CargoEZ website.

FAQ

1. What is the total value of U.S. exports?

The United States exported $3,429.8 billion in goods and services in 2025, a record. Goods were $2,191.9 billion and services were $1,237.9 billion, according to the Census Bureau and BEA.

2. What is the biggest U.S. export?

By category, industrial supplies and materials lead at $784.4 billion, followed by capital goods at $712.2 billion. The largest single commodity line is pharmaceutical preparations at $119.2 billion, ahead of crude oil at $98.7 billion.

3. Which country buys the most U.S. exports?

Mexico. It bought $337.3 billion of U.S. goods in 2025, narrowly ahead of Canada at $333.6 billion. China was third at $106.0 billion.

4. Which U.S. state exports the most?

Texas, with 450.3 billion in 2025,or 20.6% ofU.S. goods exports.California(188.4 billion) and New York ($153.1 billion) follow.

5. How fast are U.S. exports growing?

Exports of goods and services grew 6.0% in 2025 and 4.5% in 2024. In the first eight months of 2026 they were 11.8% above the same period of 2025.

6. How many U.S. companies export?

The Census Bureau identified 271,250 exporting companies in 2024. About 97% had fewer than 500 employees, but large companies generated 67.9% of known export value.

7. How many U.S. jobs depend on exports?

An estimated 9.8 million in 2023, according to the International Trade Administration: 5.7 million supported by goods exports and 4.0 million by services exports.

8. Why do different sources report different U.S. export totals?

Three reasons. Some totals include services and some cover goods only. Goods are published on both a Census basis and a balance of payments basis. And figures are revised, so a number published in February can change in June.