Exports are a rapidly growing part of Nevada’s economy, with the Reno area quickly becoming a major manufacturing exporter - accounting for about a quarter of the state’s total exports. Nevada exported over $10 billion worth of goods overseas in 2020, with international trade supporting over 375,000 jobs in the state.

• In Nevada, 376,700 jobs were supported by international trade in 2018, representing 20.40% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2019, 3,493 companies exported goods from Nevada of which 86% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2018, 55,200 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Nevada exported $10.3 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2020.⁵
  • Switzerland ($2.3 billion)
  • Mexico ($1.6 billion)
  • China ($1.4 billion)
  • Canada ($1.3 billion)
  • Germany ($351 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Nevada's' economy, totaling $144 million in 2019, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $89 million in exports from 25 companies in Nevada.⁷
• Since 1971, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation - which has been modernized into the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) - has invested $393 million in Nevada companies for overseas investment.⁸
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $66 million in exports from Nevada companies, supporting an estimated 200 jobs in the state.⁹

• In 2018-2019, 1,140 Nevada students studied abroad.¹⁰
• During 2020, 2,642 international students were enrolled in Nevada colleges and universities and contributed $73 million to the Nevada economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 1,070 Peace Corps volunteers from Nevada have served in dozens of countries overseas.¹¹

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/policy-perspectives/trade-international/benefits-of-trade-data
3. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/edb/2019/index.html
4. https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/imne1120.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.opic.gov/sites/default/files/docs/OPIC_local_impact.pdf
9. https://ustda.gov/ustda-success-by-state/
10. https://opendoorsdata.org/fact_sheets/
11. https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/library/peace-corps-announces-top-volunteer-producing-states-2018/