Countries West Virginia exports the most goods to

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September 14, 2022
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Countries West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia.

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. Saudi Arabia

- Exports: $17.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($12.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.5 million)
--- Ceramic Products ($710,592)

- Total trade: $94.4 million ($59.5 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $77.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($77.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2,546)

#29. Romania

- Exports: $19.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($19.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($57,494)
--- Soap Etc; Waxes, Polish Etc; Candles; Dental Preps ($35,055)

- Total trade: $19.9 million ($19.3 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $316,128
- Largest imports:
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($182,990)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($83,687)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($27,781)

#28. Vietnam

- Exports: $22.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($15.4 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($3.5 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($1.6 million)

- Total trade: $39.3 million ($5.9 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $16.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Iron And Steel ($5.1 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($4.6 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($2.5 million)

#27. Poland

- Exports: $23.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($14.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($6.6 million)
--- Copper And Articles Thereof ($503,002)

- Total trade: $78.1 million ($32.1 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $55.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($50.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.1 million)
--- Ceramic Products ($430,342)

#26. Chile

- Exports: $24.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($19.6 million)
--- Soap Etc; Waxes, Polish Etc; Candles; Dental Preps ($1.8 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.3 million)

- Total trade: $24.1 million ($24.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $2,500
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($2,500)

#25. Malaysia

- Exports: $25.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($13.0 million)
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($5.9 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($2.6 million)

- Total trade: $35.1 million ($15.6 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $9.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Glass And Glassware ($6.3 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($1.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.0 million)

#24. Argentina

- Exports: $30.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($9.3 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($5.1 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($4.0 million)

- Total trade: $30.6 million ($30.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $196,249
- Largest imports:
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($96,187)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($95,862)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($4,200)

#23. Dominican Republic

- Exports: $30.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($13.7 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($9.5 million)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($5.6 million)

- Total trade: $38.0 million ($23.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $7.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($7.1 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($245,776)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($62,216)

#22. South Africa

- Exports: $35.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($17.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($12.7 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($1.1 million)

- Total trade: $39.6 million ($31.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $4.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Ores, Slag And Ash ($2.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.5 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($434,548)

#21. Spain

- Exports: $44.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($36.8 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($2.2 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($1.7 million)

- Total trade: $51.7 million ($37.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $7.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.2 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($1.5 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($1.2 million)

#20. Australia

- Exports: $47.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($10.2 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($8.0 million)
--- Tanning & Dye Ext Etc; Dye, Paint, Putty Etc; Inks ($6.2 million)

- Total trade: $52.6 million ($41.9 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $5.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement Plaster ($1.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($936,949)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($810,395)

#19. France

- Exports: $48.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($12.4 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($9.1 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($8.8 million)

- Total trade: $106.5 million ($9.9 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $58.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($14.7 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($13.0 million)
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($12.7 million)

#18. Singapore

- Exports: $50.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($26.1 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($7.1 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($3.9 million)

- Total trade: $53.6 million ($47.8 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $2.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($358,258)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($320,696)

#17. Taiwan

- Exports: $56.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($19.7 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($17.9 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($9.9 million)

- Total trade: $119.6 million ($7.2 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $63.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($46.1 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($4.5 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($2.3 million)

#16. Hong Kong

- Exports: $59.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($45.1 million)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($3.5 million)
--- Soap Etc; Waxes, Polish Etc; Candles; Dental Preps ($2.9 million)

- Total trade: $63.1 million ($55.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $4.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.9 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($42,958)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($32,397)

#15. Egypt

- Exports: $67.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($63.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($907,644)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($636,846)

- Total trade: $67.2 million ($67.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $44,322
- Largest imports:
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($28,778)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($11,444)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($4,100)

#14. Italy

- Exports: $88.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($56.8 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($14.8 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($5.7 million)

- Total trade: $127.5 million ($49.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $39.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($19.0 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($6.1 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($3.9 million)

#13. United Kingdom

- Exports: $89.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($32.2 million)
--- Nickel And Articles Thereof ($16.1 million)
--- Ores, Slag And Ash ($5.0 million)

- Total trade: $165.3 million ($13.3 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $76.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($24.0 million)
--- Nickel And Articles Thereof ($12.1 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($5.8 million)

#12. Morocco

- Exports: $90.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($85.4 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.4 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($633,932)

- Total trade: $90.2 million ($90.1 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $56,022
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. ($56,022)

#11. Germany

- Exports: $168.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($78.7 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($35.2 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($15.3 million)

- Total trade: $338.9 million ($2.4 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $170.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($54.4 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($35.7 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($23.7 million)

#10. Mexico

- Exports: $192.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($80.9 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($34.8 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($14.4 million)

- Total trade: $311.3 million ($73.9 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $118.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($58.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($21.3 million)
--- Articles Of Iron Or Steel ($9.9 million)

#9. Japan

- Exports: $228.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($102.7 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($68.1 million)
--- Ceramic Products ($22.8 million)

- Total trade: $1.4 billion ($894.8 million trade deficit)
- Imports: $1.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($361.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($309.2 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($199.7 million)

#8. Belgium

- Exports: $242.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($126.0 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($54.1 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($24.9 million)

- Total trade: $274.7 million ($210.7 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $32.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($13.6 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($9.9 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($3.8 million)

#7. South Korea

- Exports: $272.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($141.4 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($93.1 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($13.6 million)

- Total trade: $295.6 million ($249.4 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $23.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($6.1 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($5.3 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($4.3 million)

#6. Netherlands

- Exports: $306.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($159.1 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($40.2 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($36.9 million)

- Total trade: $332.3 million ($281.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $25.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($9.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($4.8 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($3.6 million)

#5. Brazil

- Exports: $317.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($238.9 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($27.6 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($12.1 million)

- Total trade: $356.2 million ($279.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $38.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($24.1 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($5.8 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($2.3 million)

#4. Ukraine

- Exports: $371.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($371.6 million)
--- Nickel And Articles Thereof ($4,200)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2,510)

- Total trade: $371.6 million ($371.5 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $49,586
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($34,513)
--- Ores, Slag And Ash ($15,073)

#3. India

- Exports: $440.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($340.0 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($47.6 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($23.4 million)

- Total trade: $494.5 million ($386.0 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $54.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Iron And Steel ($32.4 million)
--- Tools, Cutlery Etc. Of Base Metal & Parts Thereof ($4.2 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.2 million)

#2. China

- Exports: $1.2 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($824.3 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($223.8 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($72.5 million)

- Total trade: $1.4 billion ($1.1 billion trade surplus)
- Imports: $158.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($33.3 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($23.9 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($19.2 million)

#1. Canada

- Exports: $1.4 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($802.9 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($112.7 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($88.1 million)

- Total trade: $2.8 billion ($131.2 million trade surplus)
- Imports: $1.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($406.4 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($185.3 million)
--- Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl) ($97.3 million)

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