Maryland’s chemical industry and major manufacturers, including Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, help to drive exports and create thousands of jobs in the state. Maryland's exports total $36 billion annually, which help support more than 820,000 good-paying Maryland jobs tied to international trade.

• In Maryland, 820,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 22.2% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 6,046 companies exported goods from Maryland, of which 88% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 122,800 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Maryland exported $36 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • Canada ($3.6 billion)
  • Germany ($2.1 billion)
  • Japan ($2.0 billion)
  • Ireland ($2.0 billion)
  • France ($2.0 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Maryland's economy, totaling $795 million annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $1 billion in exports from 66 companies in Maryland.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $997 million in exports from Maryland companies.⁹

• From 2023-2024, 24,493 international students were enrolled in Maryland colleges and universities, contributing $1 billion to the Maryland economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 6,747 Peace Corps volunteers from Maryland 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/