Nebraska is rapidly increasing its exports to markets in Asia, with destinations including Japan, South Korea, and China. Nebraska's international trade supports more than 260,000 Nebraska jobs, with over 1,750 companies exporting $13 billion worth of goods and services from the state each year.

• In Nebraska, 260,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 1,753 companies exported goods from Nebraska, of which 81% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 39,000 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Nebraska exported $13 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • China ($2.0 billion)
  • Canada ($1.9 billion)
  • Mexico ($1.8 billion)
  • Japan ($1.2 billion)
  • Korea ($688 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Nebraska's economy, totaling $7.9 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $497 million in exports from 30 companies in Nebraska.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $50 million in exports from Nebraska companies.⁹

• From 2023-2024, 4,149 international students were enrolled in Nebraska colleges and universities, contributing $118 million to the Nebraska economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 1,401 Peace Corps volunteers from Nebraska 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/