Oklahoma’s manufactured goods are in demand across the world, from Japan to Mexico. The state exported a total of $6.5 billion worth of goods in 2023, which helped support more than 436,000 Oklahoma jobs.

• In Oklahoma, 436,300 jobs were supported by trade, representing 18.7% of all jobs in the state.^1,2
• In 2022, 2,989 companies exported goods from Oklahoma of which 85% were small- and medium-sized enterprises. In 2021, 64,200 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign-owned.^3,4

• Oklahoma exported $6.5 billion in goods to foreign markets in 2023. Oklahoma's largest markets were: ⁵
  • Canada ($1.9 billion)
  • Mexico ($630 million)
  • Germany ($596 million)
  • Netherlands ($321 million)
  • Japan ($262 million)
• Agricultural exports are important to Oklahoma's economy, totaling $2.4 billion in 2022, according to the USDA.⁶
• Since 2014, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has financed $591 million in exports from 56 companies in Oklahoma.⁷
• Since 1992, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has helped facilitate $63 million in exports from Oklahoma companies.⁹

• From 2022-2023, 7,651 international students were enrolled in Oklahoma colleges and universities and contributed $219 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://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/