Although imports are undoubtedly a major part of the United States economy, the reverse is also true. In fact, according to the United States Trade Office, the U.S. is the second-largest exporter of goods in the world, second to China. The country's trade relationships with the rest of the world are widespread, reaching over 200 countries and territories.
Service exports, such as tourism and software development, are particularly important for the United States' export output. In 2022, for instance, the U.S. exported $926 billion in service exports, a 16.4% increase from 2021. According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, other major U.S. exports include aircraft parts and petroleum gas.
Certain states' export rates vary significantly from others, depending on the predominant industries in each area. For example, in July 2025, Texas exported the most goods ($37.5 billion), followed by California ($15.9 billion) and New York ($7.6 billion).
Nationwide economic decisions can also substantially affect overall exports. If a country imposes tariffs—taxes on goods imported from a specific country—impacted countries might introduce retaliatory tariffs as a result.
When tracking U.S. economic activity, you might find yourself wondering: Which countries does my state export the most goods to? And what industries influence what gets exported?
To help answer that question, Stacker compiled a list of countries that Mississippi exports the most goods to using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the total value of exports in 2024 with Mississippi.
Keep reading to find out which countries your state's exports are most likely headed to in the near future.
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1 / 30#30. France
- Exports: $87.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($33.7 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($14.9 million)
--- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations ($13.1 million)
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2 / 30#29. Chile
- Exports: $94.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($30.6 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($13.0 million)
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($11.7 million)
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3 / 30#28. Hong Kong
- Exports: $96.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($43.6 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($18.1 million)
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($6.3 million)
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4 / 30#27. Colombia
- Exports: $97.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($36.3 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($18.1 million)
--- Tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints, putty, and inks ($9.2 million)
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5 / 30#26. Dominican Republic
- Exports: $98.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($31.2 million)
--- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal ($29.6 million)
--- Iron and steel ($11.0 million)
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6 / 30#25. Israel
- Exports: $113.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Ships, boats and floating structures ($53.6 million)
--- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof ($36.8 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($7.2 million)
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7 / 30#24. Turkey
- Exports: $121.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($61.3 million)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($27.1 million)
--- Cotton, including yarn and woven fabric thereof ($20.1 million)
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8 / 30#23. South Korea
- Exports: $123.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($33.0 million)
--- Tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints, putty, and inks ($24.3 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($22.4 million)
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9 / 30#22. Thailand
- Exports: $125.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($68.2 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($14.8 million)
--- Tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints, putty, and inks ($12.3 million)
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10 / 30#21. South Africa
- Exports: $127.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($87.1 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($22.7 million)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($7.9 million)
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11 / 30#20. Saudi Arabia
- Exports: $130.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($94.4 million)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($8.6 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($5.5 million)
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12 / 30#19. United Arab Emirates
- Exports: $133.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($52.5 million)
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($51.2 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($6.3 million)
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13 / 30#18. Pakistan
- Exports: $134.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Cotton, including yarn and woven fabric thereof ($105.9 million)
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($26.2 million)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($1.8 million)
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14 / 30#17. El Salvador
- Exports: $146.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($68.5 million)
--- Cotton, including yarn and woven fabric thereof ($41.1 million)
--- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard ($20.9 million)
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15 / 30#16. Vietnam
- Exports: $152.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Cotton, including yarn and woven fabric thereof ($106.5 million)
--- Tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints, putty, and inks ($8.6 million)
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($7.6 million)
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16 / 30#15. United Kingdom
- Exports: $153.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($49.6 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($36.2 million)
--- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal ($12.1 million)
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17 / 30#14. Singapore
- Exports: $179.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($76.7 million)
--- Tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints, putty, and inks ($25.7 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($19.5 million)
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18 / 30#13. Taiwan
- Exports: $200.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($73.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($69.0 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($18.0 million)
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19 / 30#12. Australia
- Exports: $233.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($97.7 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($55.2 million)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($13.1 million)
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20 / 30#11. Germany
- Exports: $245.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($90.7 million)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($31.3 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($30.8 million)
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21 / 30#10. India
- Exports: $264.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($51.6 million)
--- Tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints, putty, and inks ($47.6 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($45.3 million)
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22 / 30#9. Brazil
- Exports: $371.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($125.1 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($72.5 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($63.7 million)
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23 / 30#8. Japan
- Exports: $382.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($107.1 million)
--- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal ($93.6 million)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($43.0 million)
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24 / 30#7. China
- Exports: $591.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($203.4 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($76.7 million)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($76.4 million)
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25 / 30#6. Guatemala
- Exports: $642.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($513.1 million)
--- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard ($48.2 million)
--- Cotton, including yarn and woven fabric thereof ($37.1 million)
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26 / 30#5. Belgium
- Exports: $706.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($260.9 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($176.8 million)
--- Tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints, putty, and inks ($151.2 million)
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27 / 30#4. Netherlands
- Exports: $744.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($347.0 million)
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($311.1 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($34.0 million)
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28 / 30#3. Honduras
- Exports: $814.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($706.8 million)
--- Cotton, including yarn and woven fabric thereof ($39.5 million)
--- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard ($25.6 million)
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29 / 30#2. Mexico
- Exports: $1.6 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Iron and steel ($302.9 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($232.0 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($203.2 million)
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30 / 30#1. Canada
- Exports: $2.1 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($513.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($454.4 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($349.2 million)
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Abby Monteil, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.
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