Kansas’s transportation, manufacturing, and food products are in increasing demand throughout the world. In 2019, the state exported over $11 billion worth of goods, with international trade supporting more than 390,000 jobs in across the state.

• In Kansas, 395,500 jobs were supported by international trade in 2018, representing 20.4% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2018, 3,341 companies exported goods from Kansas of which 83% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2017, 60,800 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^2,3

• Kansas exported $11.6 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2019. Kansas's largest markets in 2019 were:⁴
  • Mexico ($2.2 billion)
  • Canada ($1.9 billion)
  • Japan ($1 billion)
  • China ($553 million)
  • Germany ($508 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Kansas's' economy, totaling $4.9 billion in 2018, according to the USDA.⁵
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $901 million in exports from 48 companies in Kansas.⁶
• Since 1971, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation - which has been modernized into the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) - has invested $303 million in Kansas companies for overseas investment.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $940 million in exports from Kansas companies, supporting an estimated 5,400 jobs in the state.⁸

• In 2017-2018, 2,866 Kansas students studied abroad.⁹
• During 2019, 9,339 international students were enrolled in Kansas colleges and universities and contributed $271 million to the Kansas economy.⁹

• Since 1961, 1,857 Peace Corps volunteers from Kansas have served in dozens of countries overseas.¹⁰

1. https://tradepartnership.com/reports/trade-and-american-jobs-the-impact-of-trade-on-u-s-and-state-level-employment-update-2020/
2. https://www.businessroundtable.org/benefits-of-trade-data
3. https://www.bea.gov/system/files/2019-11/imne1119_0.pdf
4. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/data/index.html
5. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets.aspx#.U2ERwbQzqX8
6. https://customermap.exim.gov/index.cfm
7. https://www.opic.gov/sites/default/files/docs/OPIC_local_impact.pdf
8. https://ustda.gov/ustda-success-by-state/
9. https://www.iie.org/Research-and-Insights/Open-Doors
10. https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/library/peace-corps-announces-top-volunteer-producing-states-2018/