Kansas’s transportation, manufacturing, and food products are in increasing demand throughout the world. In 2018, the state exported over $11 billion worth of goods, with international trade supporting more than 380,000 jobs in across the state.

• In Kansas, 380,400 jobs were supported by international trade in 2017, representing 19.8% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2016, 3,190 companies exported goods from Kansas of which 83% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2016, 58,000 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 2018. Kansas's largest markets in 2018 were:⁴
  • Mexico ($2.1 billion)
  • Canada ($1.9 billion)
  • Japan ($1 billion)
  • China ($657 million)
  • United Kingdom ($528 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Kansas's' economy, totaling $4.8 billion in 2017, according to the USDA.⁵
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $860 million in exports from 46 companies in Kansas.⁶
• Since 1971, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation has invested $303 million in Kansas companies for overseas investment.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $944 million in exports from Kansas companies, supporting an estimated 5,300 jobs in the state.⁸

• In 2016-2017, 2,697 Kansas students studied abroad.⁹
• During 2018, 9,571 international students were enrolled in Kansas colleges and universities and contributed $260 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/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Trade-and-American-2019-FINAL.pdf
2. https://www.businessroundtable.org/benefits-of-trade-data
3. https://ustr.gov/map/state-benefits/al
4. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/data/al.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-state
9. https://www.iie.org/Research-and-Insights/Open-Doors/Fact-Sheets-and-Infographics/Data-by-State-Fact-Sheets
10. https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/library/peace-corps-announces-top-volunteer-producing-states-2018/