Countries Indiana exports the most goods to
American exports grew 18.7% in 2021 to $2.5 trillion after the coronavirus pandemic drove exports in 2020 to their lowest levels since 2010, according to Commerce Department data. The pandemic threw a monkey wrench into supply chains while flattening demand, all in the midst of significant tariffs imposed by the United States on China and the European Union.
Stacker compiled a list of countries that Indiana exports the most goods to using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of exports in 2021 with Indiana.
The trade gap grew from $576.9 billion in 2019 to $861.4 billion in 2021. Meanwhile, Canada became the top U.S. trade partner after being third in 2020 behind China and Mexico. Keep reading to see which countries your home state exports the most goods to.
#30. Thailand
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($34.6 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($33.4 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($21.3 million)
- Total trade: $861.3 million ($510.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $686.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($130.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($113.8 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($83.2 million)
#29. Malaysia
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($84.6 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($21.1 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($10.5 million)
- Total trade: $792.4 million ($441.7 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $617.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($440.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($44.6 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($37.9 million)
#28. Indonesia
- Largest exports:
--- Railway Or Tramway Stock Etc; Traffic Signal Equip ($40.5 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($27.8 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($27.7 million)
- Total trade: $760.2 million ($405.2 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $582.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($265.0 million)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($126.2 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($38.7 million)
#27. Costa Rica
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($84.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($26.0 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($14.0 million)
- Total trade: $273.1 million ($85.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $94.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($55.0 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($19.9 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($8.3 million)
#26. Denmark
- Largest exports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($61.0 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($56.4 million)
--- Albuminoidal Subst; Modified Starch; Glue; Enzymes ($27.9 million)
- Total trade: $6.4 billion ($6.0 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $6.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($5.9 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($131.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($51.2 million)
#25. Switzerland
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($55.0 million)
--- Albuminoidal Subst; Modified Starch; Glue; Enzymes ($34.8 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($27.1 million)
- Total trade: $4.2 billion ($3.8 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $4.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($2.2 billion)
--- Organic Chemicals ($1.2 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($332.6 million)
#24. Sweden
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($112.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($31.2 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($12.0 million)
- Total trade: $574.6 million ($179.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $376.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($230.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($49.1 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($26.9 million)
#23. Colombia
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($69.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($21.0 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($20.8 million)
- Total trade: $232.6 million ($182.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $25.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Miscellaneous Edible Preparations ($7.2 million)
--- Essential Oils Etc; Perfumery, Cosmetic Etc Preps ($4.5 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($3.3 million)
#22. Argentina
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($84.1 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($28.3 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($23.5 million)
- Total trade: $232.5 million ($189.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $21.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($7.6 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($5.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.4 million)
#21. United Arab Emirates
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($101.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($31.3 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($16.8 million)
- Total trade: $228.5 million ($198.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $14.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($7.6 million)
--- Essential Oils Etc; Perfumery, Cosmetic Etc Preps ($4.0 million)
--- Printed Books, Newspapers Etc; Manuscripts Etc ($1.5 million)
#20. Taiwan
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($72.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($40.7 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($22.0 million)
- Total trade: $1.6 billion ($1.2 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $1.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($484.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($374.9 million)
--- Toys, Games & Sport Equipment; Parts & Accessories ($84.7 million)
#19. Kuwait
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($164.2 million)
--- Arms And Ammunition; Parts And Accessories Thereof ($27.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($24.6 million)
- Total trade: $245.4 million ($245.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $84,483
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($81,483)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3,000)
#18. Saudi Arabia
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($141.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($41.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($37.1 million)
- Total trade: $548.8 million ($12.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $268.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($260.8 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($3.9 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($2.1 million)
#17. Spain
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($186.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($45.3 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($29.7 million)
- Total trade: $617.8 million ($124.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $246.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($57.4 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($54.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($28.5 million)
#16. Singapore
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($81.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($78.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($65.1 million)
- Total trade: $865.6 million ($105.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $485.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($303.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($94.7 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($33.5 million)
#15. India
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($135.6 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($48.7 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($43.4 million)
- Total trade: $1.4 billion ($497.4 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $925.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($201.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($159.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($81.6 million)
#14. Ireland
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($336.3 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($97.3 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($61.9 million)
- Total trade: $15.4 billion ($14.2 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $14.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Organic Chemicals ($7.1 billion)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($6.5 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($943.1 million)
#13. Belgium
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($221.2 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($177.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($75.5 million)
- Total trade: $854.4 million ($465.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $194.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($46.1 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($30.8 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($24.3 million)
#12. South Korea
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($253.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($63.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($57.6 million)
- Total trade: $1.5 billion ($197.6 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $868.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($384.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($103.3 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($102.5 million)
#11. Brazil
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($188.1 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($145.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($71.7 million)
- Total trade: $1.2 billion ($234.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $484.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($127.4 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($121.9 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($60.4 million)
#10. Australia
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($258.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($150.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($98.8 million)
- Total trade: $1.3 billion ($252.7 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $526.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($444.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($21.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($19.1 million)
#9. Italy
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($546.8 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($199.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($36.8 million)
- Total trade: $1.8 billion ($85.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $836.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($320.1 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($127.9 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($52.7 million)
#8. United Kingdom
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($357.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($190.2 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($153.2 million)
- Total trade: $2.6 billion ($139.2 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $1.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($529.7 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($176.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($152.0 million)
#7. Netherlands
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($590.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($238.2 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($172.3 million)
- Total trade: $2.0 billion ($567.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $695.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($244.6 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($135.5 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($81.1 million)
#6. France
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($835.8 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($147.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($45.7 million)
- Total trade: $3.2 billion ($581.2 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $1.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($1.1 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($204.6 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($107.8 million)
#5. Japan
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($1.0 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($228.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($176.9 million)
- Total trade: $7.9 billion ($3.8 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $5.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.9 billion)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($1.5 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.3 billion)
#4. Germany
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($1.2 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($299.4 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($271.3 million)
- Total trade: $6.8 billion ($1.9 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $4.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($1.5 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($874.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($696.1 million)
#3. China
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($1.6 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($309.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($261.7 million)
- Total trade: $12.2 billion ($5.7 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $8.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.1 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.0 billion)
--- Toys, Games & Sport Equipment; Parts & Accessories ($1.0 billion)
#2. Mexico
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.1 billion)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($1.2 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($381.6 million)
- Total trade: $10.3 billion ($261.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $5.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.5 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($863.0 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($780.3 million)
#1. Canada
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($5.5 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.8 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($795.0 million)
- Total trade: $23.9 billion ($2.9 billion trade surplus)
- Imports: $10.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Iron And Steel ($1.1 billion)
--- Copper And Articles Thereof ($756.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($693.5 million)