Countries North Dakota exports the most goods to

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September 14, 2022
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Countries North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota.

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. Vietnam

- Exports: $7.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Cereals ($5.1 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($707,012)
--- Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed ($582,365)

- Total trade: $17.1 million ($2.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $10.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($3.3 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($2.1 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($1.3 million)

#29. Ukraine

- Exports: $7.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.6 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($805,681)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($463,399)

- Total trade: $7.1 million ($7.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $10,123
- Largest imports:
--- Cereals ($7,139)
--- Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques ($2,984)

#28. Peru

- Exports: $7.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($6.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($399,450)
--- Milling Products; Malt; Starch; Inulin; Wht Gluten ($107,953)

- Total trade: $8.2 million ($6.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Cereals ($1.0 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($649)

#27. Kazakhstan

- Exports: $7.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.0 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($2.2 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($138,293)

- Total trade: $7.4 million ($7.3 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $36,514
- Largest imports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($36,514)

#26. Dominican Republic

- Exports: $7.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($7.4 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($121,214)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($32,476)

- Total trade: $7.6 million ($7.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $10,242
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($4,621)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3,618)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($2,003)

#25. Colombia

- Exports: $8.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($7.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($366,925)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($348,801)

- Total trade: $8.2 million ($8.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $102,167
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($48,950)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($44,000)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($4,997)

#24. India

- Exports: $9.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($4.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.0 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($394,999)

- Total trade: $76.0 million ($57.8 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $66.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($35.9 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($7.5 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($6.3 million)

#23. Poland

- Exports: $9.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Organic Chemicals ($6.9 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.0 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($384,504)

- Total trade: $23.5 million ($5.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $14.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($10.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.8 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.5 million)

#22. Spain

- Exports: $9.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($7.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($726,452)

- Total trade: $14.2 million ($4.9 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $4.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.2 million)
--- Fertilizers ($578,297)

#21. Italy

- Exports: $9.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Organic Chemicals ($3.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.6 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($2.1 million)

- Total trade: $54.4 million ($35.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $44.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($33.7 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.3 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($2.4 million)

#20. Indonesia

- Exports: $10.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($7.6 million)
--- Cereals ($1.3 million)
--- Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed ($1.2 million)

- Total trade: $19.7 million ($1.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $9.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($7.8 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($1.2 million)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($159,875)

#19. United Kingdom

- Exports: $11.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.7 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($2.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.7 million)

- Total trade: $29.8 million ($6.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $18.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($6.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($5.9 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($2.0 million)

#18. Malaysia

- Exports: $12.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($6.7 million)
--- Cereals ($3.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.0 million)

- Total trade: $57.4 million ($32.7 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $45.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($44.3 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($401,666)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($187,716)

#17. Netherlands

- Exports: $12.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($6.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.5 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($1.4 million)

- Total trade: $22.2 million ($3.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $9.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($4.0 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($1.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.6 million)

#16. Ethiopia

- Exports: $13.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($11.8 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.2 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($170,221)

- Total trade: $13.7 million ($12.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $609,833
- Largest imports:
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($604,500)
--- Leather Art; Saddlery Etc; Handbags Etc; Gut Art ($5,333)

#15. Algeria

- Exports: $14.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Cereals ($14.0 million)

- Total trade: $15.6 million ($12.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($1.6 million)

#14. South Africa

- Exports: $14.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($8.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.8 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($2.2 million)

- Total trade: $15.9 million ($13.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($983,049)
--- Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles ($278,700)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($109,872)

#13. South Korea

- Exports: $15.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed ($8.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.6 million)

- Total trade: $35.9 million ($6.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $20.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($8.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.2 million)

#12. France

- Exports: $16.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($6.1 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($2.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.1 million)

- Total trade: $87.1 million ($54.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $71.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($58.1 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($8.8 million)
--- Products Of Animal Origin, Nesoi ($1.3 million)

#11. Switzerland

- Exports: $17.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Organic Chemicals ($13.5 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.2 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($704,627)

- Total trade: $24.7 million ($9.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $7.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($2.9 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($1.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.1 million)

#10. Russia

- Exports: $22.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($15.6 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($6.0 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($740,743)

- Total trade: $23.4 million ($22.3 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $573,475
- Largest imports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($250,518)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($157,377)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($83,623)

#9. Czech Republic

- Exports: $24.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($19.5 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.8 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($1.6 million)

- Total trade: $28.6 million ($20.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $4.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($2.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($690,183)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($573,697)

#8. Japan

- Exports: $38.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($23.6 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.3 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($2.7 million)

- Total trade: $73.8 million ($3.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $35.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($24.4 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($2.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.2 million)

#7. Belgium

- Exports: $39.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($35.0 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($2.3 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($1.8 million)

- Total trade: $46.5 million ($33.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $6.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($4.9 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($668,994)
--- Products Of Animal Origin, Nesoi ($258,717)

#6. Brazil

- Exports: $48.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($33.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($6.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($6.0 million)

- Total trade: $59.6 million ($37.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $11.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($7.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.5 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($579,637)

#5. China

- Exports: $65.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($28.4 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($14.9 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($5.3 million)

- Total trade: $217.3 million ($87.1 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $152.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($45.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($25.9 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($12.8 million)

#4. Germany

- Exports: $82.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($64.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($7.1 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($3.0 million)

- Total trade: $175.9 million ($11.1 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $93.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($54.3 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($11.4 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($5.7 million)

#3. Australia

- Exports: $94.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($68.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($14.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.0 million)

- Total trade: $109.4 million ($79.7 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $14.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($7.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.9 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($1.7 million)

#2. Mexico

- Exports: $457.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Cereals ($178.1 million)
--- Edible Vegetables & Certain Roots & Tubers ($59.3 million)
--- Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed ($54.9 million)

- Total trade: $665.0 million ($249.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $207.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($67.7 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($48.9 million)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($34.5 million)

#1. Canada

- Exports: $4.0 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($2.5 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($325.9 million)
--- Cereals ($158.3 million)

- Total trade: $6.3 billion ($1.7 billion trade surplus)
- Imports: $2.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($396.9 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($309.8 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($204.1 million)

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