The following is a list and analysis of exports from the United States in United States dollars. The United States exported $3,051.8 billion worth of goods and services in 2023, up $396.4 billion from 2022. Exports of goods decreased by $37.2 billion while exports of services increased by $70.6 billion. The trade deficit in terms of goods decreased by $123.4 billion from 2022, making it $1,059.6 billion in 2023. For services, this increased by $48 billion, making it $279.8 billion in 2023.
The large decline in exports in 2020 has been attributed to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. Some key highlights of the 2020 data are:
Exports of goods decreased $217.7 billion to $1,434.8 billion in 2020. Weapons sales increased to $205 billion Capital goods decreased $87.5 billion. Civilian aircraft decreased $27.4 billion. Civilian aircraft engines decreased $18.4 billion. Industrial supplies and materials decreased $59.2 billion. Other petroleum products decreased $15.5 billion. Crude oil decreased $14.8 billion. Fuel oil decreased $13.3 billion. Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines decreased $35.3 billion. Automotive parts and accessories decreased $13.3 billion. Passenger cars decreased $10.5 billion. Consumer goods decreased $30.8 billion. Gem diamonds decreased $8.5 billion. Artwork, antiques and other collectibles decreased $4.5 billion. Jewelry decreased $4.4 billion. Exports of services decreased $178.7 billion to $697.1 billion in 2021. Travel decreased $117.2 billion. Transport decreased $34.7 billion.
List of top exports by year
+List of #1 U.S. Exports by YearSource: World BankYearTop Export 1991Aircraft1992Aircraft 1993Aircraft 1994Integrated Circuits1995Integrated Circuits1996Integrated Circuits1997Integrated Circuits1998Aircraft1999Integrated Circuits2000Integrated Circuits2001Integrated Circuits2002Integrated Circuits2003Integrated Circuits2004Integrated Circuits2005Integrated Circuits2006Aircraft2007Aircraft2008Petroleum / Oil2009Petroleum / Oil2010Petroleum / Oil2011Petroleum / Oil2012Petroleum / Oil2013Petroleum / Oil2014Petroleum / Oil2015Petroleum / Oil2016Petroleum / Oil2017Petroleum / Oil2018Petroleum / Oil2019Petroleum / Oil2020Petroleum / Oil2021Petroleum / Oil2022Petroleum / Oil
Exports of goods +U.S. Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and CommodityIn millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding.#Item202120202019Change 2019-20Total, Balance of Payments Basis1,761,9671,434,7681,652,437-217,669Net Adjustments7,3903,1299,276-6,147Total, Census Basis1,754,5781,431,6381,643,161-211,5221Foods, feeds, and beverages165,244139,775131,1038,672Soybeans28,55226,92119,6427,279Corn19,89510,1598,6201,540Sorghum, barley, oats2,1451,471622849Animal feeds, n.e.c.11,0029,3898,793596Dairy products and eggs6,5595,4544,961493Meat, poultry, etc.25,12720,50220,262241Oilseeds, food oils3,0492,7242,496228Wheat7,4386,4676,41354Nonagricultural foods, etc.43743939742Rice2,0482,0161,99818Other foods17,59515,65515,691-36Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine1,9342,0122,084-72Wine, beer, and related products2,2582,0342,164-130Vegetables7,1776,8227,021-199Fruits, frozen juices8,6918,1188,403-284Bakery products6,2555,7406,246-506Nuts9,6399,2789,844-566Fish and shellfish5,4414,5735,446-8732Industrial supplies and materials635,558470,567529,782-59,215Petroleum products, other63,86140,46355,965-15,502Crude oil69,31750,21665,016-14,799Fuel oil32,11527,61040,919-13,309Plastic materials43,71934,29437,459-3,165Metallurgical grade coal7,4184,5547,435-2,882Finished metal shapes22,11617,71120,038-2,327Other industrial supplies30,10125,59927,708-2,109Chemicals-organic33,90426,67728,668-1,990Nonferrous metals, other7,2516,1988,006-1,808Iron and steel mill products6,3146,5647,910-1,346Natural gas liquids30,79116,21817,530-1,312Aluminum and alumina8,3386,1517,363-1,212Coal and fuels, other7,3405,4496,502-1,054Newsprint13,25511,73412,754-1,020Iron and steel products, other9,8135,2766,290-1,014Manmade cloth6,3325,6446,610-966Steelmaking materials10,4466,9367,898-962Pulpwood and woodpulp9,6897,6328,489-857Mineral supplies-manufactured6,9015,9286,777-849Cotton fiber cloth1,7251,2662,083-817Copper9,9666,3887,007-619Shingles, molding, wallboard4,9174,0504,602-553Industrial rubber products4,5754,0944,625-530Synthetic rubber-primary3,4052,5843,084-500Chemicals-inorganic10,9029,0199,483-464Logs and lumber6,4254,8425,231-389Chemicals-fertilizers9,2178,3108,673-363Finished textile supplies2,9962,5952,941-346Chemicals-other39,19633,10033,347-247Electric energy504197436-238Leather and furs788551774-224Hides and skins1,1938391,049-210Agric. farming-unmanufactured5,4343,1503,358-208Nonmetallic minerals922619792-172Cotton, raw5,7255,9786,149-171Glass-plate, sheet, etc.1,3291,1931,339-146Wood supplies, manufactured1,2979921,124-132Hair, waste materials594481598-117Nontextile floor tiles7,508430529-99Tapes, audio and visual12494165-71Tobacco, unmanufactured834678741-64Agriculture-manufactured, other4,1193,4853,376109Nuclear fuel materials871791584207Agric. industry-unmanufactured5,4344,2944,023271Gas-natural39,75518,67215,4263,246Nonmonetary gold30,87023,27818,6694,608Precious metals, other24,92917,74410,2387,5063Capital goods, except automotive519,606460,365547,869-87,504Civilian aircraft24,24716,55544,004-27,449Engines-civilian aircraft37,42737,31255,737-18,425Parts-civilian aircraft17,83517,71426,175-8,461Computer accessories29,08725,18230,549-5,367Electric apparatus42,83738,28543,566-5,281Telecommunications equipment32,57331,03835,789-4,751Industrial engines23,25721,58024,720-3,140Measuring, testing, control instruments24,05122,28825,311-3,023Drilling & oilfield equipment2,4662,7855,412-2,627Photo, service industry machinery9,1297,78610,216-2,430Excavating machinery10,4779,01910,647-1,629Materials handling equipment12,04910,58812,152-1,563Medical equipment39,84636,92838,487-1,560Metalworking machine tools6,2645,0946,497-1,403Agricultural machinery, equipment8,0696,4537,426-974Generators, accessories12,44211,42612,346-920Railway transportation equipment2,8352,9283,777-849Wood, glass, plastic4,6453,5164,104-588Nonfarm tractors and parts3,1552,8473,276-430Computers17,46215,94616,343-397Business machines and equipment2,0081,8912,238-347Food, tobacco machinery3,6393,3193,643-324Specialized mining9518581,147-289Textile, sewing machines1,0768211,079-259Marine engines, parts1,1461,0351,284-250Pulp and paper machinery2,1722,0422,245-203Laboratory testing instruments13,44411,96712,170-202Vessels, excluding scrap7836135-99Commercial vessels, other33935532826Spacecraft, excluding military6221671145Industrial machines, other68,44057,34857,164184Semiconductors66,09855,20749,8285,3804Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines143,603127,207162,468-35,261Other parts and accessories of vehicles47,41144,75058,076-13,326Passenger cars, new and used53,66444,89155,436-10,545Trucks, buses, and special purpose vehicles20,88017,28523,514-6,230Engines and engine parts18,55417,05421,377-4,323Automotive tires and tubes2,8612,5743,381-807Bodies and chassis for passenger cars233653683-305Consumer goods222,082174,862205,681-30,819Gem diamonds16,67611,63220,101-8,469Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.8,7208,24812,719-4,471Jewelry, etc.9,2456,95711,388-4,431Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c.30,18424,23027,454-3,223Televisions and video equipment2,5842,4804,149-1,668Toiletries and cosmetics13,23712,48013,748-1,269Toys, games, and sporting goods10,8798,1419,257-1,117Pharmaceutical preparations83,33959,36260,375-1,013Apparel, household goods - textile7,4026,1136,984-871Furniture, household goods, etc.4,8144,1744,888-714Apparel, household goods-nontextile2,8222,5133,218-706Tobacco, manufactured3223491,048-699Books, printed matter4,1363,5564,156-600Other consumer nondurables7,0236,4686,917-449Household appliances6,9665,7756,148-372Pleasure boats and motors2,6492,1452,462-317Musical instruments2,1131,8022,072-270Recorded media1,4461,3261,563-237Sports apparel and gear811679842-163Rugs771748907-158Cookware, cutlery, tools1,2571,0331,160-127Glassware, chinaware572476558-82Nursery stock, etc.519428457-30Stereo equipment, etc.2,3682,2992,040259Numismatic coins1,2301,4501,0723786Other goods68,48558,86366,258-7,395
Export of services +U.S. Exports of Services by Major Category In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding.Item20232022202120202019Total Services1,026,596924,168766,570697,131875,825Other Business Services253,190243,896210,017185,682189,441Financial Services175,461166,237162,040135,813135,698Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property n.i.e.134,442126,878120,721115,329117,401Travel (1)189,134133,96668,27876,127193,315Transport97,77990,03363,90356,37891,092Telecommunications, Computer, and Information Services70,62969,44858,68354,26955,657Government Goods and Services n.i.e.32,76730,01023,11823,12522,555Personal, Cultural, and Recreational Services30,73226,43923,29118,20423,372Maintenance and Repair Services n.i.e.15,94814,23611,92115,14027,868Insurance Services24,98521,34621,64014,72516,238Construction1,5291,6802,9572,3393,189Note – n.i.e. -Not included elsewhere (1) All travel purposes include
1) business travel, including expenditures by border, seasonal, and other short-term workers and
2) personal travel, including health-related and education-related travel
Exports of goods and services
By year +In billions of dollars. Not seasonally adjusted nor filtered by any industry. Done annually. 1980-2023YearExportsYearExports20233027.24320011026.81220222995.04620001096.11120212550.0381999992.91020202150.1121998952.97920192538.4501997953.80320182538.0891996867.58920172388.2601995812.81020162235.5581994720.93720152270.6221993654.79920142378.5451992633.05320132287.9221991594.93120122217.7001990551.87320112115.8641989504.28920101857.2471988444.60120091582.7741987363.94320081835.2801986320.99820071659.2951985303.21120061470.1701984302.38020051301.5801983276.99620041176.3631982283.21020031035.1651981305.2392002997.9791980280.772
See also List of imports of the United States Economy of the United States Foreign trade of the United States List of U.S. states and territories by exports List of the largest trading partners of the United States
References
atlas.media.mit.edu - Observatory of Economic complexity - Products exported by The United States (2016)