Wyoming's international engagement fuels job growth and helps to increase its exports. Over 540 Wyoming companies export about $2.7 billion worth of goods and services annually, which helped support over 80,000 jobs in the state.

• In Wyoming, 80,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 548 companies exported goods from Wyoming, of which 82% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 11,400 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Wyoming exported $2.7 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • Canada ($446 million)
  • Chile ($268 million)
  • Brazil ($242 million)
  • Korea ($158 million)
  • Indonesia ($157 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Wyoming's economy, totaling $365 million annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $141 million in exports from 8 companies in Wyoming.⁷

• From 2023-2024, 839 international students were enrolled in Wyoming colleges and universities, contributing $21.6 million to the Wyoming economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 544 Peace Corps volunteers from Wyoming 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/