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 helped it export $55 billion in goods in 2017, which helped support nearly 2.2 million jobs in the state.

• In Florida, 2,190,000 jobs (18.7%) are supported by trade, including 232,253 jobs supported by manufactured goods exports in 2016.¹
• In 2015, 59,617 companies exported goods from Florida of which 95% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2015, 327,200 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.²

• Florida exported $55 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2017. Florida's largest markets in 2017 were:²
  • Brazil ($4.1 billion)
  • Canada ($3.5 billion)
  • Mexico ($3 billion)
  • Germany ($2.3 billion)
  • Colombia ($2.3 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Florida's' economy, totaling $3.4 billion in 2016, according to the USDA.³
• Since 2013, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $6 billion in exports from 589 companies in Florida.⁴
• Since 1971, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation has invested $2.2 billion in Florida companies for overseas investment.⁵

• In 2015-2016, 11,543 Florida students studied abroad.⁶
• During 2017, 45,718 international students were enrolled in Florida colleges and universities and contributed $1.4 billion to the Florida economy.⁶

• Since 1961, 8,237 Peace Corps volunteers from Florida have served in dozens of countries overseas.⁷

1. https://www.businessroundtable.org/resources/state-data#map=Benefits_of_International_Trade
2. https://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/statereports/index.asp
3. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets.aspx#.U2ERwbQzqX8
4. http://customermap.exim.gov/index.cfm
5. https://www.opic.gov/sites/default/files/docs/OPIC_local_impact.pdf
6. https://www.iie.org/Research-and-Insights/Open-Doors/Fact-Sheets-and-Infographics/Data-by-State-Fact-Sheets
7. https://files.peacecorps.gov/documents/17_PRS_TopStates.pdf