Arizona benefits from its global engagement, exporting over $28 billion in goods last year, which supports more than 832,000 jobs in the state. Exports from Arizona’s strong computer and electronics manufacturing sector, as well as transportation related equipment, help drive economic growth.

• In Arizona, 832,100 jobs were supported by trade, representing 21.0% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2022, 7,621 companies exported goods from Arizona of which 87% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2021, 140,600 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Arizona exported $28.8 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2023. Arizona’s largest markets were:⁵
  • Mexico ($8.0 billion)
  • Canada ($2.7 billion)
  • Netherlands ($1.7 billion)
  • China ($1.6 billion)
  • United Kingdom ($1.4 billion)
• Agricultural exports are important to Arizona's economy, totaling $1.7 billion in 2022, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $3 billion in exports from 72 companies in Arizona.⁷
• The Millennium Challenge Corporation has provided $1.9 million in funding to Arizona organizations since the agency's inception in 2004.⁸
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $120 million in exports from Arizona companies.⁹

• From 2022-2023, 30,054 international students were enrolled in Arizona colleges and universities and contributed $986 million to the Arizona economy.¹⁰

• Since 1961, 3,854 Peace Corps volunteers from Arizona have served in dozens of countries overseas.¹¹

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/brt.org/Business-Roundtable_TradeandAmericanJobs2022.pdf
2. https://www.businessroundtable.org/policy-perspectives/trade-international/benefits-of-trade-data
3. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/edb/edbrel2021.pdf
4. https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/imne0823_0.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.mcc.gov/work-with-us/mcc-business/vehicles/
9. https://ustda.gov/ustda-success-by-state/
10. https://www.nafsa.org/policy-and-advocacy/policy-resources/nafsa-international-student-economic-value-tool-v2
11. https://www.peacecorps.gov/stories/peace-corps-announces-top-2023-volunteer-producing-states/