Exports of Mississippi-made products come from a broad range of categories, including petroleum and coal, transportation equipment, and computer and electronic products. In fact, nearly 2,000 Mississippi companies exported $14.3 billion worth of goods in 2023, including to developing countries like Panama. Overall, international trade supports more than 310,000 jobs in the state.

• In Mississippi, 310,200 jobs were supported by trade, representing 19.2% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2022, 1,984 companies exported goods from Mississippi of which 76% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2021, 46,700 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Mississippi exported $14.3 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2023. Mississippi’s largest markets were:⁵
  • Canada ($2.2 billion)
  • Mexico ($2.0 billion)
  • Panama ($1.6 billion)
  • Netherlands ($782 million)
  • China ($780 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Mississippi's economy, totaling $2.7 billion in 2022, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $388 million in exports from 19 companies in Mississippi.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $22 million in exports from Mississippi companies.⁹

• From 2022-2023, 2,960 international students were enrolled in Mississippi colleges and universities and contributed $73.5 million to the Mississippi economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 538 Peace Corps volunteers from Mississippi have served in dozens of countries overseas.¹¹

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/brt.org/Business-Roundtable_TradeandAmericanJobs2022.pdf
2. https://www.businessroundtable.org/policy-perspectives/trade-international/benefits-of-trade-data
3. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/edb/edbrel2021.pdf
4. https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/imne0823_0.pdf
5. https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/state-economy-and-trade-factsheets
6. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets.aspx#.U2ERwbQzqX8
7. https://www.exim.gov/customer-map/
8. https://www.mcc.gov/work-with-us/mcc-business/vehicles/
9. https://ustda.gov/ustda-success-by-state/
10. https://www.nafsa.org/policy-and-advocacy/policy-resources/nafsa-international-student-economic-value-tool-v2
11. https://www.peacecorps.gov/stories/peace-corps-announces-top-2023-volunteer-producing-states/