Countries Maryland 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 Maryland 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 Maryland.
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. Argentina
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($40.8 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($12.0 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($11.2 million)
- Total trade: $191.1 million ($6.6 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $98.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Cereals ($30.3 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($29.5 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($12.0 million)
#29. Vietnam
- Largest exports:
--- Dairy Prods; Birds Eggs; Honey; Ed Animal Pr Nesoi ($26.8 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($22.0 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($11.2 million)
- Total trade: $698.3 million ($507.4 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $602.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($188.2 million)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($70.5 million)
--- Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices ($67.6 million)
#28. United Arab Emirates
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($36.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($19.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($16.5 million)
- Total trade: $209.7 million ($10.6 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $110.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($58.0 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($28.9 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($11.3 million)
#27. Malaysia
- Largest exports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($27.3 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($22.2 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($10.5 million)
- Total trade: $504.6 million ($285.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $395.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Tin And Articles Thereof ($108.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($103.1 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($33.1 million)
#26. Ukraine
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($53.0 million)
--- Ships, Boats And Floating Structures ($27.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($20.5 million)
- Total trade: $126.1 million ($99.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $13.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Ships, Boats And Floating Structures ($4.1 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($2.8 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($1.5 million)
#25. Hong Kong
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($33.6 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($13.9 million)
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($13.3 million)
- Total trade: $137.4 million ($100.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $18.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Miscellaneous Edible Preparations ($6.5 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($3.0 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($2.6 million)
#24. Chile
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($32.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($22.1 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($16.0 million)
- Total trade: $758.7 million ($499.7 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $629.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Iron And Steel ($204.5 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($122.5 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($118.5 million)
#23. Taiwan
- Largest exports:
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($32.7 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($30.3 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($22.6 million)
- Total trade: $451.6 million ($137.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $294.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($46.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($45.5 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($33.3 million)
#22. Australia
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($45.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($37.2 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($27.5 million)
- Total trade: $497.5 million ($144.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $320.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nickel And Articles Thereof ($73.6 million)
--- Lead And Articles Thereof ($71.4 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($67.5 million)
#21. Spain
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($139.8 million)
--- Ores, Slag And Ash ($15.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($4.6 million)
- Total trade: $504.5 million ($127.6 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $316.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Animal, Vegetable Or Microbial Fats And Oils Etc ($83.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($40.0 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($36.4 million)
#20. Pakistan
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($78.9 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($49.2 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($26.2 million)
- Total trade: $251.4 million ($142.8 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $54.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($25.9 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($7.4 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($4.2 million)
#19. Poland
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($101.6 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($49.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($26.7 million)
- Total trade: $355.2 million ($71.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $142.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($43.1 million)
--- Ships, Boats And Floating Structures ($23.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($12.5 million)
#18. Nigeria
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($207.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($6.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.8 million)
- Total trade: $246.4 million ($194.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $26.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Lead And Articles Thereof ($24.8 million)
--- Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices ($889,907)
--- Milling Products; Malt; Starch; Inulin; Wht Gluten ($136,294)
#17. Italy
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($133.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($40.4 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($22.1 million)
- Total trade: $1.1 billion ($572.2 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $834.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($197.0 million)
--- Arms And Ammunition; Parts And Accessories Thereof ($167.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($155.5 million)
#16. Turkey
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($148.5 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($102.8 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($11.9 million)
- Total trade: $509.4 million ($50.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $229.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Arms And Ammunition; Parts And Accessories Thereof ($35.5 million)
--- Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings ($26.3 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($25.7 million)
#15. Brazil
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($88.1 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($49.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($31.2 million)
- Total trade: $1.3 billion ($673.1 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $972.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($201.5 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($147.2 million)
--- Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices ($127.6 million)
#14. Singapore
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($92.1 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($52.0 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($43.3 million)
- Total trade: $791.1 million ($99.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $445.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($265.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($91.8 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($34.5 million)
#13. Mexico
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($47.6 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($43.2 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($25.3 million)
- Total trade: $4.5 billion ($3.8 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $4.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($2.6 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($794.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($258.4 million)
#12. South Korea
- Largest exports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($116.7 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($104.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($29.3 million)
- Total trade: $763.1 million ($2.5 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $382.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Lead And Articles Thereof ($116.8 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($51.1 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($49.8 million)
#11. Belgium
- Largest exports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($87.8 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($75.3 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($64.3 million)
- Total trade: $833.3 million ($43.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $438.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($232.4 million)
--- Lead And Articles Thereof ($51.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($40.3 million)
#10. India
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($301.4 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($81.1 million)
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($42.8 million)
- Total trade: $1.4 billion ($164.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $790.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($99.8 million)
--- Prep Of Meat,of Fish,of Crustaceans Etc,of Insects ($93.4 million)
--- Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings ($50.2 million)
#9. Germany
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($212.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($99.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($62.4 million)
- Total trade: $6.1 billion ($4.8 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $5.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($3.7 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($796.4 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($135.7 million)
#8. Morocco
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($498.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($172.2 million)
--- Miscellaneous Articles Of Base Metal ($8.6 million)
- Total trade: $714.7 million ($669.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $22.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Base Metals Nesoi; Cermets; Articles Thereof ($4.5 million)
--- Animal, Vegetable Or Microbial Fats And Oils Etc ($4.3 million)
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($3.4 million)
#7. United Kingdom
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($144.9 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($133.3 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($91.7 million)
- Total trade: $2.6 billion ($1.1 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $1.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($1.1 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($175.2 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($103.0 million)
#6. Japan
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($302.7 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($101.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($84.2 million)
- Total trade: $4.4 billion ($2.9 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $3.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($2.9 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($503.4 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($96.7 million)
#5. Saudi Arabia
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($864.1 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($41.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($40.2 million)
- Total trade: $1.1 billion ($1.1 billion trade surplus)
- Imports: $18.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($10.5 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($2.4 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($2.0 million)
#4. Netherlands
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($236.3 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($200.7 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($155.1 million)
- Total trade: $1.5 billion ($839.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $343.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($82.9 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($64.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($48.5 million)
#3. China
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($589.9 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($118.3 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($109.9 million)
- Total trade: $4.0 billion ($1.5 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $2.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($390.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($332.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($278.8 million)
#2. France
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($1.0 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($233.2 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($100.4 million)
- Total trade: $2.2 billion ($993.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $585.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Ships, Boats And Floating Structures ($105.2 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($82.1 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($74.2 million)
#1. Canada
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($404.3 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($202.8 million)
--- Printed Books, Newspapers Etc; Manuscripts Etc ($101.7 million)
- Total trade: $4.7 billion ($791.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $2.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($383.0 million)
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($273.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($224.6 million)