Oklahoma’s manufactured goods are in demand across the world, from Japan to Mexico. The state exported a total of $5.4 billion worth of goods in 2020, which helped support more than 475,000 Oklahoma jobs.

• In Oklahoma, 475,300 jobs were supported by international trade in 2018, representing 20.40% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2019, 3,162 companies exported goods from Oklahoma of which 83% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2018, 56,900 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Oklahoma exported $5.4 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2020, a 12% decline compared to 2019 driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy.⁵
  • Canada ($1.5 billion)
  • Mexico ($501 million)
  • Germany ($463 million)
  • Japan ($257 million)
  • Netherlands ($229 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Oklahoma's' economy, totaling $1.8 billion in 2019, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $548 million in exports from 56 companies in Oklahoma.⁷
• Since 1971, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation - which has been modernized into the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) - has invested $732 million in Oklahoma companies for overseas investment.⁸
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $63 million in exports from Oklahoma companies, supporting an estimated 300 jobs in the state.⁹

• In 2018-2019, 3,301 Oklahoma students studied abroad.¹⁰
• During 2020, 7,328 international students were enrolled in Oklahoma colleges and universities and contributed $222 million to the Oklahoma economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 1,416 Peace Corps volunteers from Oklahoma 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/