Exports are an important and rapidly expanding part of New Hampshire’s economic prosperity. New Hampshire sells a variety of products to all corners of the world, exporting a total of more than $7 billion worth of goods in 2022. Overall, nearly 2,500 companies in New Hampshire export to overseas markets, with international trade supporting over 182,000 jobs in the state.

• In New Hampshire, 182,200 jobs were supported by international trade in 2019, representing 20.1% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2020, 2,477 companies exported goods from New Hampshire of which 86% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2018, 50,200 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• New Hampshire exported $6.4 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2021, a 16% increase compared to 2020 driven by continued economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy.⁵
  • Canada ($1.1 billion)
  • Germany ($1.1 billion)
  • Mexico ($553 million)
  • UAE ($416 million)
  • Ireland ($401 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to New Hampshire's' economy, totaling $74 million in 2020, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $188 million in exports from 26 companies in New Hampshire.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $4.4 million in exports from New Hampshire companies.⁹

• During 2020, 2,942 international students were enrolled in New Hampshire colleges and universities and contributed $121 million to the New Hampshire economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 1,826 Peace Corps volunteers from New Hampshire 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/