Colorado’s central location within the U.S., supportive business climate, highly trained workforce, and broad array of local products make exports an ideal path to economic growth. Colorado businesses export over $28 billion worth of goods and services annually. Overall, Colorado's international engagement supports more than 820,000 jobs in the state.

• In Colorado, 820,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 5,563 companies exported goods from Colorado, of which 87% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 132,300 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Colorado exports about $28 billion in goods and services to overseas markets each year. ⁵
  • Canada ($3.5 billion)
  • Mexico ($2.6 billion)
  • Ireland ($1.8 billion)
  • China ($1.7 billion)
  • Switzerland ($1.6 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Colorado's economy, totaling $2 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $776 million in exports from 78 companies in Colorado.⁷
• The Millennium Challenge Corporation has provided $5.6 million in funding to Colorado organizations since the agency's inception in 2004.⁸
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $152 million in exports from Colorado companies.⁹

• From 2024-2025, 10,547 international students were enrolled in Colorado colleges and universities, contributing $410 million to the Colorado economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 7,581 Peace Corps volunteers from Colorado 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/