North Dakota’s manufacturing expertise and agricultural commodities are in increasing demand throughout the world. Canada, Mexico, and Australia are all major destinations for North Dakota’s farm equipment, manufactured goods, and oil and gas exports. Overall, North Dakota exports $11 billion in goods and services annually, and international trade supports more than 110,000 jobs in the state.

• In North Dakota, 110,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 1,745 companies exported goods from North Dakota, of which 83% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 15,600 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• North Dakota exported $11 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • Canada ($6.2 billion)
  • China ($952 million)
  • Mexico ($703 million)
  • Japan ($311 million)
  • Australia ($235 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to North Dakota's economy, totaling $5.4 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $55 million in exports from 21 companies in North Dakota.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $6.9 million in exports from North Dakota companies.⁹

• From 2023-2024, 2,342 international students were enrolled in North Dakota colleges and universities, contributing $55 million to the North Dakota economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 523 Peace Corps volunteers from North Dakota 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/