Home to manufacturing bases for state-of-the-art companies like Intel, technology built in Oregon is coveted across the globe. Due to its west coast location, Oregon has benefited tremendously from its exports to Asia, which made up more than half of Oregon’s $34 billion in exported goods. As a result, international trade supports more than 506,000 jobs in the state.

• In Oregon, 506,100 jobs were supported by international trade in 2019, representing 19.3% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2020, 5,550 companies exported goods from Oregon of which 88% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2018, 70,900 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Oregon exported $29.5 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2021, a 19% increase compared to 2020 driven by continued economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy.⁵
  • China ($8.4 billion)
  • Mexico ($5.2 billion)
  • Canada ($3.4 billion)
  • Malaysia ($2.4 billion)
  • Ireland ($2.1 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Oregon's' economy, totaling $2.5 billion in 2020, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $827 million in exports from 81 companies in Oregon.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $62 million in exports from Oregon companies.⁹

• During 2020, 7,613 international students were enrolled in Oregon colleges and universities and contributed $250 million to the Oregon economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 6,547 Peace Corps volunteers from Oregon have served in dozens of countries overseas.¹¹

1. https://tradepartnership.com/reports/trade-and-american-jobs-the-impact-of-trade-on-u-s-and-state-level-employment-update-2020/
2. https://www.businessroundtable.org/policy-perspectives/trade-international/benefits-of-trade-data
3. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/edb/2019/index.html
4. https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/imne1120.pdf
5. https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/state-economy-and-trade-factsheets
6. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets.aspx#.U2ERwbQzqX8
7. https://www.exim.gov/customer-map/
8. https://www.opic.gov/sites/default/files/docs/OPIC_local_impact.pdf
9. https://ustda.gov/ustda-success-by-state/
10. https://opendoorsdata.org/fact_sheets/
11. https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/library/peace-corps-announces-top-volunteer-producing-states-2018/