Vermont manufacturers thrive thanks to its exports to overseas markets, which help support over 90,000 jobs in the state and $3.3 billion in goods and services. While Vermont is famous for its maple syrup, the state’s computer and electrical manufacturing sectors are also in high demand around the world.

• In Vermont, 90,000 jobs were supported by trade, representing 20.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2023, 1,008 companies exported goods from Vermont, of which 87% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2022, 14,600 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Vermont exported $3.3 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2023. ⁵
  • Canada ($865 million)
  • Taiwan ($230 million)
  • China ($215 million)
  • United Kingdom ($178 million)
  • Mexico ($164 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Vermont's economy, totaling $215 million annually, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $422 million in exports from 23 companies in Vermont.⁷

• From 2023-2024, 1,281 international students were enrolled in Vermont colleges and universities, contributing $62 million to the Vermont economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 1,674 Peace Corps volunteers from Vermont 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/