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    W. Andrew Robinson

    The international balance of trade with the United States, 2023
    The Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, is the busiest international border crossing in North America by trade volume.

    The 30 largest trade partners of the United States represented 86.1 percent of U.S. exports, and 89.6 percent of U.S. imports in 2024. These figures do not include services or foreign direct investment.

    In 2024, Mexico was the largest trading partner of the United States, followed by Canada and China.[1]

    Largest US trading partners

    The largest US trade partners, with their total trade in goods (the sum of imports and exports) in billions of US dollars, for the 2024 calendar year are as follows:[2][3]

    Rank Country/region Exports Imports Total trade Trade
    balance         		Ratio of
    exports
    to imports
    -  European Union[4] 370.2 605.8 975.9 -235.6 0.611
    -  ASEAN 124.6 352.3 476.9 -227.7 0.354
    1  Canada 349.4 412.7 762.1 -63.33 0.847
    2  Mexico 334.0 505.9 839.9 -171.9 0.660
    3  China 143.5 438.9 582.4 -295.4 0.327
    4  Japan 79.7 148.2 227.9 -68.5 0.538
    5  Germany 75.6 160.4 236.0 -84.8 0.471
    6  South Korea 65.5 131.5 197.1 -66.0 0.498
    7  India 41.8 87.4 129.2 -45.7 0.478
    8  United Kingdom 79.9 68.1 148.0 +11.8 1.173
    9  Taiwan 42.3 116.3 158.6 -73.9 0.364
    10  Vietnam 13.1 136.6 149.7 -123.5 0.096
    11  Netherlands 89.6 34.1 123.7 +55.5 2.628
    12  Ireland 16.5 103.2 119.7 -86.7 0.160
    13   Switzerland 24.9 63.4 88.3 -38.4 0.393
    14  Italy 32.4 76.3 108.6 -43.9 0.425
    15  France 43.5 59.9 103.4 -16.3 0.726
    16  Brazil 49.7 42.3 92.0 +7.4 1.175
    17  Malaysia 27.7 52.5 80.2 -24.8 0.528
    18  Singapore 46.0 43.2 89.2 +2.8 1.065
    19  Thailand 17.7 63.3 81.0 -45.6 0.280
    20  Belgium 34.1 27.8 61.9 +6.3 1.227
    21  Australia 34.6 16.7 51.3 +17.9 2.072
    22  Indonesia 10.2 28.1 38.3 -17.9 0.363
    23  Russia 0.5 3.0 3.5 -2.5 0.167
    24  Spain 23.9 21.2 45.1 +2.6 1.127
    25  Hong Kong 27.9 6.0 33.9 +21.9 4.650
    26  Chile 18.2 16.5 34.7 +1.7 1.103
    27  Israel 14.8 22.2 37.0 -7.4 0.667
    28  Colombia 19.0 17.7 36.7 +1.3 1.073
    29  Saudi Arabia 13.2 12.7 25.9 +0.4 1.039
    30  Philippines 9.3 14.2 23.5 -4.9 0.655
    - Top 30 trading 1,778.5 2,930.2 4,708.7 1,151.8 0.607
    - World 2,065.18 3,267.39 5,332.57 -1202.21 0.632

    Balance of trade by category

    U.S. Goods Trade Balance by Country and Industry (2014)
    The numbers represent the U.S. trade balance in goods (in billions of USD) with each listed region or country by industry sector for 2014. Negative values indicate a trade deficit, and positive values indicate a trade surplus.[5]
    Category China Euro Area Japan Mexico Pacific Canada Middle
    East    		 Latin
    America    		 Totals by
    category
    Computer -151.9 3.4 -8.0 -11.0 -26.1 20.9 5.8 12.1 -155.0
    Oil, Gas, Minerals 1.9 6.4 2.4 -20.8 1.1 -79.8 -45.1 -15.9 -149.7
    Transportation 10.9 -30.9 -46.2 -59.5 -0.5 -6.1 17.1 8.8 -106.3
    Apparel -56.3 -4.9 0.6 -4.2 -6.3 2.5 -0.3 -1.1 -69.9
    Electrical Equipment -35.9 -2.4 -4.0 -8.5 -3.3 10.0 1.8 2.0 -40.4
    Misc. Manufacturing -35.3 4.9 2.7 -2.8 -1.4 5.8 -1.5 1.8 -25.8
    Furniture -18.3 -1.2 0.0 -1.6 -2.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 -22.6
    Machinery -19.9 -27.0 -18.8 3.9 7.6 18.1 4.5 9.1 -22.4
    Primary Metals -3.1 3.1 -1.8 1.0 1.9 -8.9 -0.9 -10.4 -19.1
    Fabricated Metals -17.9 -5.9 -3.5 2.8 -4.3 7.3 1.2 1.9 -18.5
    Plastics -15.7 -1.9 -2.0 5.7 -4.1 2.6 -0.1 0.5 -15.0
    Textile -12.3 -1.1 -0.3 2.8 -4.6 1.5 -0.9 0.2 -14.7
    Beverages, Tobacco 1.3 -9.9 0.6 -3.3 0.0 1.0 0.2 -0.6 -10.6
    Nonmetallic Minerals -6.1 -1.9 -0.4 -1.2 0.1 1.9 -0.5 -0.8 -8.9
    Paper -2.7 1.2 1.1 4.3 1.2 -9.8 0.9 -1.9 -5.8
    Chemical -3.9 -39.5 -1.5 19.1 3.2 4.6 -2.4 15.8 -4.7
    Food 0.7 -3.6 6.1 4.9 0.9 0.1 1.4 -1.1 9.5
    Agriculture 17.8 6.2 7.3 -3.0 5.7 -0.8 2.8 -6.5 29.5
    Petroleum 0.6 -1.2 0.1 16.6 -2.0 -0.1 0.6 18.3 32.9
    Total by Country/Area -346.1 -106.1 -65.6 -54.9 -33.0 -29.0 -15.1 32.3

    Countries of which United States is the largest trading partner

    The United States is also the primary export or import partner of several countries. The percentages on these tables are based on 2022 data as shown on the CIA World Factbook.

    Exports[6]
    Region Percentage
     Mexico 77%
     Haiti 84%
     Canada 75%
     Bahamas 49%
     Nicaragua 52%
     Saint Kitts and Nevis 61%
     Saint Lucia 17%
     El Salvador 38%
     Dominican Republic 50%
     Costa Rica 40%
     Jamaica 57%
     Barbados 23%
     Trinidad and Tobago 35%
     Honduras 51%
     Guatemala 32%
     Colombia 26%
     Ecuador 27%
     Israel 25%
     Grenada 33%
     Sri Lanka 24%
     Ireland 30%
     Jordan 20%
     Belize 22%
     Fiji 39%
     Cambodia 36%
     Japan 19%
     Vietnam 29%
     Madagascar 18%
     China 15%
     Pakistan 17%
     Philippines 14%
     India 18%
     United Kingdom 13%
     Bangladesh 18%
     Thailand 17%
     Germany 10%
     Kenya 10%
     San Marino 10%
      Switzerland 15%
     Tonga 35%
     Kosovo 16%
    Imports[7]
    Region Percentage
     Bahamas 59%
     Saint Kitts and Nevis 47%
     Canada 56%
     Mexico 56%
     Antigua and Barbuda 57%
     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40%
     Dominican Republic 44%
     Saint Lucia 76%
     Barbados 43%
     Jamaica 36%
     Guatemala 34%
     El Salvador 30%
     Belize 33%
     Costa Rica 39%
     Trinidad and Tobago 40%
     Honduras 47%
     Grenada 37%
     Guyana 28%
     Colombia 26%
     Dominica 51%
     Ecuador 26%
     Suriname 25%
     Nicaragua 26%
     Haiti 31%
     China 7%

    See also

    International:

    References

    1. ^ "Mexico seeks to solidify rank as top U.S. trade partner, push further past China". Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
    2. ^ "Countries & Regions". United States Trade Representative. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
    3. ^ "International Trade". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
    4. ^ "European Union". United States Trade Representative. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
    5. ^ "This chart shows how America stacks up in trade with everyone in the world". Business Insider. May 12, 2017.
    6. ^ "Exports - partners". World Fact Book, Central Intelligence Agency.
    7. ^ "Imports - partners". World Fact Book, Central Intelligence Agency.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_the_United_States

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