Nebraska is rapidly increasing its exports to markets in Asia, with destinations including Japan, South Korea, and China. Nebraska's international trade supports more than 260,000 Nebraska jobs, with over 1,750 companies exporting $13 billion worth of goods and services from the state each year. As a leading agricultural state, Nebraska exports $8.2 billion in agricultural products each year

• In Nebraska, 260,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 1,753 companies exported goods from Nebraska, of which 81% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 40,300 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Nebraska exports about $13 billion in goods and services to overseas markets each year. ⁵
  • China ($2.0 billion)
  • Canada ($1.9 billion)
  • Mexico ($1.8 billion)
  • Japan ($1.2 billion)
  • Korea ($688 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Nebraska's economy, totaling $8.2 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $518 million in exports from 32 companies in Nebraska.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $50 million in exports from Nebraska companies.⁹

• From 2024-2025, 4,049 international students were enrolled in Nebraska colleges and universities, contributing $121 million to the Nebraska economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 1,405 Peace Corps volunteers from Nebraska 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/