Ohio is reaching out across the world to grow its economy, but its heartland location is what makes it such an attractive place to do business. With its world-class rail line and airport infrastructure, Ohio exports $82 billion worth of goods and services annually. As a result, international trade supports more than 1.4 million good-paying Ohio jobs. As a leading agricultural state, Ohio exports $4.9 billion in agricultural products each year.

• In Ohio, 1,400,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 15,594 companies exported goods from Ohio, of which 88% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 329,600 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Ohio exports about $82 billion in goods and services to overseas markets each year. ⁵
  • Canada ($23.8 billion)
  • Mexico ($9.6 billion)
  • China ($5.0 billion)
  • United Kingdom ($4.6 billion)
  • Japan ($3.4 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Ohio's economy, totaling $4.9 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $6 billion in exports from 236 companies in Ohio.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $263 million in exports from Ohio companies.⁹

• From 2024-2025, 39,140 international students were enrolled in Ohio colleges and universities, contributing $1.3 billion to the Ohio economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 7,430 Peace Corps volunteers from Ohio 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/