Alaska’s bountiful natural resources drive $7.2 billion in exports each year, which support more than 90,000 jobs in the state. While Alaska’s world-renowned seafood drives almost half of all its exports, Alaska’s plentiful oil, gas, timber, and precious metals are also in high demand around the world.

• In Alaska, 90,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 800 companies exported goods from Alaska, of which 73% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 15,200 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Alaska exported $7.2 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • China ($1.3 billion)
  • Korea ($1.1 billion)
  • Japan ($1.0 billion)
  • Canada ($707 million)
  • Australia ($650 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Alaska's economy, totaling $20 million annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $14 million in exports from 2 companies in Alaska.⁷

• From 2023-2024, 297 international students were enrolled in Alaska colleges and universities, contributing $10 million to the Alaska economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 1,084 Peace Corps volunteers from Alaska 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/