While Indiana’s transportation and industrial manufacturing have long been profitable exports, its chemical exports are increasingly a driver of growth for the state – leading to over $68 billion worth of exports annually. Indiana's international trade supports 750,000 jobs in the state.

• In Indiana, 750,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 8,407 companies exported goods from Indiana, of which 84% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 218,300 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Indiana exported $68 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • Canada ($15.6 billion)
  • Mexico ($8.1 billion)
  • China ($6.8 billion)
  • Germany ($4.3 billion)
  • Italy ($3.4 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Indiana's economy, totaling $6.4 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $2 billion in exports from 95 companies in Indiana.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $111 million in exports from Indiana companies.⁹

• From 2023-2024, 29,536 international students were enrolled in Indiana colleges and universities, contributing $997 million to the Indiana economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 3,461 Peace Corps volunteers from Indiana 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/