Home to manufacturing bases for state-of-the-art companies, technology built in Oregon is coveted across the globe. Due to its West Coast location, Oregon has benefited tremendously from its exports to Asia, which made up a significant amount of Oregon's $36 billion in annual exports. As a result, international trade supports more than 510,000 jobs in the state.

• In Oregon, 510,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 5,475 companies exported goods from Oregon, of which 87% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 75,000 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Oregon exports about $36 billion in goods and services to overseas markets each year. ⁵
  • Mexico ($7.1 billion)
  • China ($4.5 billion)
  • Canada ($4.3 billion)
  • Malaysia ($2.7 billion)
  • Ireland ($2.2 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Oregon's economy, totaling $2.5 billion annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $939 million in exports from 87 companies in Oregon.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $62 million in exports from Oregon companies.⁹

• From 2024-2025, 7,366 international students were enrolled in Oregon colleges and universities, contributing $264 million to the Oregon economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 6,642 Peace Corps volunteers from Oregon 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/