Countries Montana exports the most goods to

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September 14, 2022
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Countries Montana 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 Montana 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 Montana.

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. United Arab Emirates

- Exports: $5.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($2.2 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($1.3 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($726,496)

- Total trade: $7.6 million ($4.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Art Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Etc. ($1.8 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($30,122)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($1,077)

#29. Turkey

- Exports: $6.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($4.6 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($720,555)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($360,535)

- Total trade: $6.7 million ($5.3 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $706,703
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($249,852)
--- Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings ($141,465)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($82,097)

#28. Brazil

- Exports: $6.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($2.3 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($1.4 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($810,535)

- Total trade: $11.9 million ($171,851 trade surplus)
- Imports: $5.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($4.8 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($481,043)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($348,687)

#27. India

- Exports: $7.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($1.5 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($1.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.1 million)

- Total trade: $14.2 million ($131,290 trade deficit)
- Imports: $7.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques ($2.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($759,044)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($450,233)

#26. Chile

- Exports: $7.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($2.2 million)
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($1.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.5 million)

- Total trade: $8.5 million ($6.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Lac; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract ($321,325)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($282,579)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($253,556)

#25. Costa Rica

- Exports: $7.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($4.7 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($1.4 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($961,186)

- Total trade: $7.5 million ($7.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $43,210
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($27,874)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5,949)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($5,231)

#24. Poland

- Exports: $7.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($5.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($360,206)

- Total trade: $9.0 million ($6.9 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($331,259)
--- Glass And Glassware ($123,614)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($97,908)

#23. Vietnam

- Exports: $8.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($6.3 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($779,575)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($427,170)

- Total trade: $32.0 million ($16.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $24.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($13.9 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($3.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.7 million)

#22. Thailand

- Exports: $8.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($3.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.0 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.3 million)

- Total trade: $11.2 million ($5.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $3.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.3 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($802,398)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($353,072)

#21. Denmark

- Exports: $8.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($8.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($481,838)
--- Musical Instruments; Parts And Accessories Thereof ($84,450)

- Total trade: $11.3 million ($6.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $2.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($432,514)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($344,344)

#20. Peru

- Exports: $9.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($8.0 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($507,620)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($384,505)

- Total trade: $9.9 million ($8.8 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $564,726
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($394,203)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($51,273)
--- Headgear And Parts Thereof ($36,049)

#19. Indonesia

- Exports: $9.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($9.1 million)
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($475,862)
--- Fertilizers ($52,400)

- Total trade: $12.7 million ($6.7 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $3.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($1.8 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($811,441)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($190,842)

#18. Norway

- Exports: $10.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($9.3 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($594,915)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($181,025)

- Total trade: $11.6 million ($9.3 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Tools, Cutlery Etc. Of Base Metal & Parts Thereof ($765,918)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($285,400)
--- Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques ($65,371)

#17. Israel

- Exports: $11.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($8.8 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($616,514)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($541,170)

- Total trade: $15.3 million ($8.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $3.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($1.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($696,272)

#16. Malaysia

- Exports: $14.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($11.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($791,847)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($766,084)

- Total trade: $28.9 million ($921,072 trade deficit)
- Imports: $14.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($12.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.4 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($258,646)

#15. Italy

- Exports: $14.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.9 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($5.3 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.2 million)

- Total trade: $34.2 million ($5.2 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $19.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($7.0 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($3.4 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($1.6 million)

#14. Australia

- Exports: $18.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($6.5 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.6 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($2.4 million)

- Total trade: $26.6 million ($10.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $8.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($4.6 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.2 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($739,135)

#13. Sweden

- Exports: $20.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($17.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($474,572)

- Total trade: $24.1 million ($15.9 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $4.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.7 million)
--- Albuminoidal Subst; Modified Starch; Glue; Enzymes ($952,309)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($395,596)

#12. France

- Exports: $22.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($7.6 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($5.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($4.3 million)

- Total trade: $38.4 million ($6.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $15.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($4.9 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($2.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.6 million)

#11. Germany

- Exports: $23.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($9.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($8.9 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($1.1 million)

- Total trade: $60.5 million ($14.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $37.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($11.5 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($7.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.6 million)

#10. Netherlands

- Exports: $26.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($16.2 million)
--- Musical Instruments; Parts And Accessories Thereof ($5.3 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.7 million)

- Total trade: $41.3 million ($12.3 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $14.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($7.3 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($2.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.2 million)

#9. Singapore

- Exports: $34.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($24.4 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($7.3 million)
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($1.5 million)

- Total trade: $37.4 million ($32.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $2.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($1.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($560,744)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($90,344)

#8. United Kingdom

- Exports: $38.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($14.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($8.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($5.1 million)

- Total trade: $69.8 million ($7.9 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $30.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($13.9 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($3.8 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.8 million)

#7. Taiwan

- Exports: $53.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($29.8 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($16.7 million)
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($1.9 million)

- Total trade: $98.0 million ($8.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $45.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($31.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($5.9 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($2.2 million)

#6. Belgium

- Exports: $84.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($57.1 million)
--- Ores, Slag And Ash ($20.5 million)
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($3.9 million)

- Total trade: $89.1 million ($80.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $4.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Explosives; Pyrotechnics; Matches; Pyro Alloys Etc ($2.3 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($511,490)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($481,378)

#5. Mexico

- Exports: $87.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Milling Products; Malt; Starch; Inulin; Wht Gluten ($22.0 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($13.0 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($12.5 million)

- Total trade: $183.2 million ($7.7 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $95.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($28.8 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($27.5 million)
--- Tobacco & Subs;prod For Inhal W/o Combust;nic Prod ($25.4 million)

#4. Japan

- Exports: $102.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($39.1 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($15.8 million)
--- Prep Cereal, Flour, Starch Or Milk; Bakers Wares ($9.7 million)

- Total trade: $129.2 million ($75.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $27.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($10.1 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($5.3 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($5.1 million)

#3. China

- Exports: $108.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($47.8 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($34.4 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($8.5 million)

- Total trade: $207.1 million ($10.8 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $98.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($24.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($16.4 million)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($6.1 million)

#2. South Korea

- Exports: $222.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($140.0 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($47.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($19.3 million)

- Total trade: $232.8 million ($212.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $10.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($2.0 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($1.8 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($1.5 million)

#1. Canada

- Exports: $910.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Ores, Slag And Ash ($155.9 million)
--- Live Animals ($152.3 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($147.5 million)

- Total trade: $6.9 billion ($5.1 billion trade deficit)
- Imports: $6.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($4.5 billion)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($381.6 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($266.9 million)

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