Florida is a global business hub because of its location at the commercial crossroads of the Americas, as well as its well-developed port infrastructure, and multilingual workforce. Florida’s attractive business climate helps it export over $119 billion in goods and services annually, supporting nearly 2.8 million jobs in the state.

• In Florida, 2,800,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 22.2% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 55,073 companies exported goods from Florida, of which 94% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 487,000 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Florida exported $119 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • Canada ($9.7 billion)
  • Brazil ($7.5 billion)
  • United Kingdom ($7.4 billion)
  • Mexico ($7.3 billion)
  • Germany ($4.1 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Florida's economy, totaling $3.4 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $8 billion in exports from 594 companies in Florida.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $574 million in exports from Florida companies.⁹

• From 2023-2024, 44,767 international students were enrolled in Florida colleges and universities, contributing $1.5 billion to the Florida economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 8,833 Peace Corps volunteers from Florida 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/