Exports of Mississippi-made products come from a broad range of categories, including petroleum and coal, transportation equipment, and computer and electronic products. In fact, nearly 2,000 Mississippi companies export about $17 billion worth of goods and services annually, including to emerging markets like Panama. International trade supports more than 310,000 jobs in the state.

• In Mississippi, 310,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 1,932 companies exported goods from Mississippi, of which 75% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 49,800 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Mississippi exported $17 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • Canada ($2.4 billion)
  • Mexico ($2.2 billion)
  • Panama ($1.7 billion)
  • China ($1.3 billion)
  • Netherlands ($846 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Mississippi's economy, totaling $2.5 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $403 million in exports from 21 companies in Mississippi.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $22 million in exports from Mississippi companies.⁹

• From 2023-2024, 3,135 international students were enrolled in Mississippi colleges and universities, contributing $84 million to the Mississippi economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 517 Peace Corps volunteers from Mississippi have served in dozens of countries overseas.¹¹

1. https://www.uschamber.com/international/trade-agreements/trade-means-growth-for-america?state=
2. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/edb/edbrel2023.pdf
3. https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/imne-1124.pdf
4. https://www.uschamber.com/international/trade-agreements/trade-means-growth-for-america
5. https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/state-trade-and-economy-factsheets
6. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-agricultural-trade-data
7. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-agricultural-trade-data/annual-state-agricultural-exports
8. https://www.exim.gov/customer-map/
9. https://www.mcc.gov/work-with-us/contracts-map
10. https://files.peacecorps.gov/documents/Home_states_of_Peace_Corps_volunteers.pdf
11. https://opendoorsdata.org/fact_sheets/state-fact-sheets/