List of the largest trading partners of the United States

Last updated April 03, 2024

The 30 largest trade partners of the United States represent 87.9 percent of U.S. exports, and 87.4 percent of U.S. imports as of 2021^[update]. These figures do not include services or foreign direct investment.

Rank	Country/District	Exports	Imports	Total Trade	Trade Balance	Exports/Imports
-	World	1,800.0	2,900.0	4,700.0	-1,100.0	0.620
1	Canada	307.8	357.8	665.6	-50.0	0.860
2	Mexico	276.5	384.7	661.2	-108.2	0.718
3	China	151.4	504.9	655.4	-353.5	0.299
-	European Union ^[2]	232.4	399.3	631.8	-166.9	0.582
-	ASEAN	92.9	276.0	368.9	-183.1	0.336
4	Japan	74.6	134.9	209.5	-60.3	0.553
5	Germany	65.3	135.2	200.5	-69.9	0.482
6	South Korea	65.9	94.9	160.8	-29.0	0.694
7	United Kingdom	61.4	56.4	117.8	+5.0	1.088
8	Taiwan	36.9	77.1	114.0	-40.2	0.478
9	India	40.1	73.2	113.3	-33.1	0.548
10	Vietnam	11.0	101.9	112.9	-90.9	0.108
11	Netherlands	53.1	35.1	88.2	+18.0	1.513
12	Ireland	13.8	73.7	87.5	-59.9	0.187
13	Switzerland	23.7	63.2	86.9	-39.5	0.375
14	Italy	21.7	61.0	82.7	-39.3	0.356
15	France	29.9	50.1	80.0	-20.2	0.597
16	Brazil	47.0	31.3	78.3	+15.7	1.501
17	Malaysia	15.2	56.1	71.3	-40.9	0.270
18	Singapore	35.3	29.5	64.8	+5.8	1.196
19	Thailand	12.7	47.4	60.1	-34.7	0.268
20	Belgium	33.7	21.0	54.7	+12.7	1.604
21	Australia	26.5	12.5	39.0	+14.0	2.120
22	Indonesia	9.4	27.1	36.5	-17.7	0.346
23	Russia	6.4	29.6	36.0	-23.2	0.216
24	Spain	16.3	18.6	34.9	-2.3	0.876
25	Hong Kong	29.9	4.1	34.0	+25.8	7.292
26	Chile	17.3	15.1	32.4	+2.2	1.145
27	Israel	12.9	18.7	31.6	-5.8	0.689
28	Colombia	16.7	13.2	29.9	+3.5	1.265
29	Saudi Arabia	11.1	13.7	24.8	-2.6	0.810
30	Philippines	9.3	14.0	23.3	-4.7	0.664
-	Top 30	1,532.8	2,556.0	4,087.9	-1,018.0	0.599

Imports / Exports / Trade Deficits of the United States in 2014 ($Millions)^[3]^[4]
Country	Exports	Imports	Trade Deficit
China	123,676	446,754	343,078
European Union	276,142	418,754	142,059
Germany	49,363	123,260	73,897
Japan	66,827	134,004	67,117
Mexico	240,249	294,074	53,825
Canada	312,421	347,798	35,377
Saudi Arabia	18,705	47,041	28,336
Ireland	7,806	33,956	26,150
Italy	16,968	42,115	25,147
South Korea	44,471	69,518	25,047
India	21,608	45,244	23,636
Malaysia	13,068	30,420	17,352
France	31,301	46,874	15,573
Thailand	11,810	27,123	15,313
Taiwan	26,670	40,581	13,911
Switzerland	22,176	31,191	9,015
Israel	15,083	22,962	7,879
United Kingdom	53,823	54,392	569

Balance of Trade 2014^[5]
	China	Euro Area	Japan	Mexico	Pacific	Canada	Middle East	Lat. America	Total by Product
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 2016 data as shown on the CIA World Factbook.

Exports^[6]
Region	Percentage
Mexico	81.0%
Haiti	80.8%
Canada	76.4%
Chad	57.0%
Bahamas	53.4%
Nicaragua	51.5%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	49.6%
Saint Lucia	48.8%
El Salvador	48.3%
Dominican Republic	47.3%
Gabon	45.7%
Costa Rica	41.0%
Jamaica	40.8%
Barbados	39.6%
Trinidad and Tobago	39.2%
Honduras	36.7%
Venezuela	35.1%
Guatemala	34.0%
Colombia	33.5%
Ecuador	32.3%
Israel	29.3%
Grenada	28.4%
Malta	27.3%
Sri Lanka	27.3%
Ireland	26.0%
Jordan	25.2%
Fiji	21.8%
Panama	21.4%
Cambodia	21.3%
Japan	20.2%
Vietnam	20.2%
China	18.2%
Pakistan	16.3%
India	16.0%
United Kingdom	14.8%
Bangladesh	13.1%
Thailand	11.4%
Ethiopia	9.7%
Germany	8.9%

Imports^[7]
Region	Percentage
Bahamas	81.8%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	56.8%
Aruba	55.4%
Bermuda	54.2%
Canada	52.2%
Mexico	46.6%
Antigua and Barbuda	44.3%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	44.0%
Dominican Republic	40.4%
Saint Lucia	39.8%
Barbados	39.0%
Jamaica	39.0%
Guatemala	38.1%
El Salvador	37.9%
Belize	37.2%
Costa Rica	37.1%
Trinidad and Tobago	33.4%
Honduras	32.8%
Grenada	32.7%
Brunei	28.4%
Colombia	26.4%
Panama	25.7%
Palau	24.6%
Dominica	23.4%
Equatorial Guinea	23.3%
Ecuador	23.0%
Gibraltar	22.3%
Venezuela	22.1%
Suriname	21.2%
Nicaragua	19.7%
Haiti	19.3%
Brazil	17.6%
Qatar	13.7%
Mauritania	13.4%
Israel	12.2%

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[1] "Mexico seeks to solidify rank as top U.S. trade partner, push further past China". Feaderal Reserve Bank of Dallas . Retrieved 2023-09-24.

[2] "2016 : U.S. trade in goods with European Union". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2017-03-20.

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List of the largest trading partners of the United States

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Countries of which United States is the largest trading partner

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