Countries Maine 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 Maine 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 Maine.
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. New Zealand
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($6.2 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($3.1 million)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($655,602)
- Total trade: $24.3 million ($182,486 trade surplus)
- Imports: $12.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($8.7 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($1.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($663,110)
#29. France
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($3.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.4 million)
- Total trade: $41.5 million ($12.8 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $27.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($7.5 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($3.2 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($2.2 million)
#28. Australia
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($2.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.1 million)
- Total trade: $19.9 million ($11.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $4.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($1.5 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($1.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($557,225)
#27. Greece
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($17.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($196,589)
--- Live Animals ($49,721)
- Total trade: $18.3 million ($17.8 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $249,920
- Largest imports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($128,146)
--- Prep Of Meat,of Fish,of Crustaceans Etc,of Insects ($36,981)
--- Miscellaneous Articles Of Base Metal ($31,425)
#26. India
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($7.6 million)
--- Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl) ($4.5 million)
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($3.3 million)
- Total trade: $79.7 million ($41.4 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $60.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($21.1 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($12.1 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($9.0 million)
#25. Brazil
- Largest exports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($6.1 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($4.2 million)
--- Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl) ($2.7 million)
- Total trade: $40.0 million ($83,050 trade deficit)
- Imports: $20.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($12.5 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($4.8 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($854,500)
#24. Bulgaria
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($21.1 million)
--- Base Metals Nesoi; Cermets; Articles Thereof ($9,165)
--- Art Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Etc. ($8,000)
- Total trade: $21.1 million ($21.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $51,347
- Largest imports:
--- Toys, Games & Sport Equipment; Parts & Accessories ($17,278)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($16,724)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($7,283)
#23. Dominican Republic
- Largest exports:
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($10.9 million)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($3.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.0 million)
- Total trade: $23.3 million ($19.8 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($1.6 million)
--- Raw Hides And Skins (no Furskins) And Leather ($53,355)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($50,207)
#22. Spain
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($9.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.5 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($2.7 million)
- Total trade: $39.6 million ($5.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $17.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($6.8 million)
--- Ores, Slag And Ash ($2.6 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($1.3 million)
#21. Lithuania
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($24.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($214,500)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($69,752)
- Total trade: $25.8 million ($23.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($684,349)
--- Glass And Glassware ($239,553)
--- Albuminoidal Subst; Modified Starch; Glue; Enzymes ($135,282)
#20. Thailand
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($12.0 million)
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($5.2 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($2.3 million)
- Total trade: $64.4 million ($13.1 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $38.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($19.7 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($11.2 million)
--- Milling Products; Malt; Starch; Inulin; Wht Gluten ($1.9 million)
#19. Turkey
- Largest exports:
--- Iron And Steel ($17.7 million)
--- Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl) ($2.8 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($2.0 million)
- Total trade: $70.1 million ($16.6 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $43.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings ($22.7 million)
--- Manmade Filaments, Including Yarns & Woven Fabrics ($6.0 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($6.0 million)
#18. Iceland
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($26.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($470,568)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($245,733)
- Total trade: $40.5 million ($17.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $11.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Products Of Animal Origin, Nesoi ($5.7 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($2.3 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($857,089)
#17. Taiwan
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($14.6 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($13.2 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($2.0 million)
- Total trade: $55.9 million ($15.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $20.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($6.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.8 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($1.6 million)
#16. Ireland
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($23.7 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($4.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.9 million)
- Total trade: $40.4 million ($36.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $2.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($370,626)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($358,485)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($283,331)
#15. Belgium
- Largest exports:
--- Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl) ($20.5 million)
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($7.8 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($3.7 million)
- Total trade: $84.0 million ($2.5 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $43.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($36.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.2 million)
--- Soap Etc; Waxes, Polish Etc; Candles; Dental Preps ($956,909)
#14. Italy
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($19.9 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($19.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.5 million)
- Total trade: $128.6 million ($31.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $80.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($30.3 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($12.5 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($9.8 million)
#13. Hong Kong
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($32.0 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($7.7 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($3.5 million)
- Total trade: $63.1 million ($35.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $13.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($13.3 million)
--- Printed Books, Newspapers Etc; Manuscripts Etc ($203,906)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($109,315)
#12. Japan
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($13.9 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($7.1 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($4.5 million)
- Total trade: $134.0 million ($24.1 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $79.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($22.3 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($13.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($12.8 million)
#11. Mexico
- Largest exports:
--- Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl) ($14.9 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($7.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($6.8 million)
- Total trade: $162.2 million ($50.4 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $106.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($47.8 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($15.4 million)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($13.0 million)
#10. South Korea
- Largest exports:
--- Arms And Ammunition; Parts And Accessories Thereof ($16.2 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($6.9 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($6.7 million)
- Total trade: $77.5 million ($42.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $17.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($7.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.4 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($1.1 million)
#9. Philippines
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($59.1 million)
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($1.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.8 million)
- Total trade: $66.9 million ($60.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $3.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($1.3 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($692,125)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($618,585)
#8. United Kingdom
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($21.3 million)
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($8.7 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($7.9 million)
- Total trade: $224.5 million ($71.1 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $147.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($63.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($24.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($11.9 million)
#7. Germany
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($21.1 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($20.0 million)
--- Nickel And Articles Thereof ($8.6 million)
- Total trade: $283.6 million ($127.2 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $205.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($122.5 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($17.7 million)
--- Manmade Staple Fibers, Incl Yarns & Woven Fabrics ($16.4 million)
#6. Singapore
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($33.7 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($24.2 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($7.0 million)
- Total trade: $119.3 million ($49.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $35.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($33.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($864,287)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($182,655)
#5. Netherlands
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($30.4 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($20.2 million)
--- Miscellaneous Edible Preparations ($10.7 million)
- Total trade: $210.6 million ($42.1 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $126.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($104.6 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($5.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($4.0 million)
#4. Malaysia
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($90.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.3 million)
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($452,912)
- Total trade: $102.8 million ($85.7 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $8.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($4.1 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($2.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($729,305)
#3. El Salvador
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($96.9 million)
--- Prep Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts Or Other Plant Parts ($232,164)
--- Miscellaneous Edible Preparations ($143,852)
- Total trade: $100.4 million ($94.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $2.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($2.8 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($10,920)
--- Tools, Cutlery Etc. Of Base Metal & Parts Thereof ($7,750)
#2. China
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($31.9 million)
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($12.7 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($12.0 million)
- Total trade: $327.0 million ($120.7 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $223.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($55.7 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($25.1 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($17.2 million)
#1. Canada
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($513.5 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($191.5 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($183.9 million)
- Total trade: $5.8 billion ($2.6 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $4.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($2.3 billion)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($362.1 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($273.7 million)