Countries Hawaii exports the most goods to

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September 14, 2022
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Countries Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii.

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.

#25. Marshall Islands

- Exports: $1.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($298,198)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($266,815)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($263,353)

- Total trade: $3.7 million ($823,828 trade deficit)
- Imports: $2.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($2.3 million)

#24. Mexico

- Exports: $1.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($496,114)
--- Ships, Boats And Floating Structures ($450,000)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($295,700)

- Total trade: $18.6 million ($15.5 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $17.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($6.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.3 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($3.0 million)

#23. Sweden

- Exports: $1.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.7 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($14,882)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($12,000)

- Total trade: $3.8 million ($334,016 trade deficit)
- Imports: $2.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.3 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($285,109)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($236,282)

#22. Israel

- Exports: $2.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.6 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($527,027)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($33,048)

- Total trade: $3.2 million ($1.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($302,453)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($203,002)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($190,923)

#21. Russia

- Exports: $2.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($2.5 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($17,740)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($4,284)

- Total trade: $189.4 million ($184.5 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $187.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($186.5 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($440,570)
--- Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques ($7,652)

#20. French Polynesia

- Exports: $2.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($2.2 million)
--- Cocoa And Cocoa Preparations ($190,939)
--- Art Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Etc. ($89,496)

- Total trade: $3.1 million ($1.9 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $594,346
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($362,706)
--- Ships, Boats And Floating Structures ($140,000)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($45,364)

#19. Germany

- Exports: $3.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($548,932)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($467,135)
--- Essential Oils Etc; Perfumery, Cosmetic Etc Preps ($447,438)

- Total trade: $24.1 million ($17.7 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $20.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($9.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.7 million)

#18. United Arab Emirates

- Exports: $3.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($2.0 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($590,467)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($236,160)

- Total trade: $4.1 million ($2.8 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $630,506
- Largest imports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($336,694)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($151,345)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($60,269)

#17. Philippines

- Exports: $3.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.7 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($513,254)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($436,261)

- Total trade: $20.4 million ($12.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $16.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($2.3 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($2.3 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($2.1 million)

#16. Indonesia

- Exports: $3.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($2.0 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($924,131)
--- Iron And Steel ($332,500)

- Total trade: $64.7 million ($57.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $60.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($17.1 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($15.7 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($12.3 million)

#15. United Kingdom

- Exports: $3.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($2.1 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($505,375)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($317,547)

- Total trade: $31.1 million ($23.4 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $27.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($9.4 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($7.2 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($2.9 million)

#14. Thailand

- Exports: $5.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($1.8 million)
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($1.1 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($503,303)

- Total trade: $47.6 million ($37.4 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $42.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Miscellaneous Edible Preparations ($4.3 million)
--- Prep Cereal, Flour, Starch Or Milk; Bakers Wares ($3.6 million)
--- Prep Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts Or Other Plant Parts ($3.5 million)

#13. New Zealand

- Exports: $5.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($4.8 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($507,564)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($110,705)

- Total trade: $28.3 million ($16.8 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $22.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Meat And Edible Meat Offal ($8.6 million)
--- Prep Of Meat,of Fish,of Crustaceans Etc,of Insects ($3.3 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($2.5 million)

#12. Malaysia

- Exports: $5.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Copper And Articles Thereof ($2.7 million)
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($1.1 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($856,561)

- Total trade: $25.1 million ($13.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $19.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($6.9 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($4.3 million)
--- Art Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Etc. ($3.6 million)

#11. India

- Exports: $6.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($4.3 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.1 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($494,539)

- Total trade: $15.0 million ($1.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $8.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($1.0 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($821,713)
--- Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings ($789,130)

#10. China

- Exports: $11.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($8.1 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($574,388)
--- Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices ($405,431)

- Total trade: $208.9 million ($187.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $197.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($23.5 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($23.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($20.2 million)

#9. Taiwan

- Exports: $13.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Iron And Steel ($5.9 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($4.3 million)
--- Copper And Articles Thereof ($1.6 million)

- Total trade: $67.2 million ($40.7 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $53.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($16.1 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($5.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($4.6 million)

#8. Hong Kong

- Exports: $19.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($7.0 million)
--- Clocks And Watches And Parts Thereof ($3.2 million)
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($2.1 million)

- Total trade: $23.1 million ($16.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $3.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($1.1 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($571,526)
--- Miscellaneous Edible Preparations ($567,163)

#7. Canada

- Exports: $20.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($4.4 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($3.4 million)
--- Live Animals ($2.5 million)

- Total trade: $123.2 million ($82.5 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $102.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($21.4 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($17.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($12.8 million)

#6. South Korea

- Exports: $23.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($6.2 million)
--- Copper And Articles Thereof ($4.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.5 million)

- Total trade: $400.6 million ($354.0 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $377.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($327.5 million)
--- Prep Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts Or Other Plant Parts ($8.7 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($6.4 million)

#5. Bangladesh

- Exports: $23.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Iron And Steel ($23.6 million)

- Total trade: $24.8 million ($22.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($666,580)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($425,967)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($31,945)

#4. Australia

- Exports: $26.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($25.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($376,021)
--- Essential Oils Etc; Perfumery, Cosmetic Etc Preps ($222,468)

- Total trade: $37.7 million ($15.8 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $11.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($3.2 million)
--- Prep Of Meat,of Fish,of Crustaceans Etc,of Insects ($1.9 million)
--- Meat And Edible Meat Offal ($1.6 million)

#3. Vietnam

- Exports: $33.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Iron And Steel ($24.4 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($7.9 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($618,838)

- Total trade: $88.2 million ($21.2 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $54.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($19.3 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($19.3 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($2.4 million)

#2. Singapore

- Exports: $43.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($36.0 million)
--- Oil Seeds Etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Etc ($6.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($310,785)

- Total trade: $51.1 million ($35.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $7.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($3.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.6 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($660,758)

#1. Japan

- Exports: $57.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($13.3 million)
--- Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices ($8.8 million)
--- Prep Cereal, Flour, Starch Or Milk; Bakers Wares ($5.5 million)

- Total trade: $423.0 million ($307.3 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $365.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($261.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($21.9 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($16.1 million)

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