In 2024, Mexico was the top trading partner of the United States based on import value. In that year, U.S. imports from Mexico totaled to 505.85 billion U.S. dollars. China and Canada rounded out the top three as these countries continue to enjoy a close trading relationship under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. Germany and Japan were also high on the list, both providing the U.S. with over 140 billion dollars worth of imports in 2024.

This statistic depicts the leading 15 trade partners with the United States in 2023 by country. In that year, Canada was the second biggest trading partner with the United States, with a total trade value that amounted to about *** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, Canada was the top trading partner with the United States based on export value. The U.S. exported goods worth about 354.36 billion U.S. dollars to Canada in that year. Mexico, China, the Netherlands, and Germany rounded out the top five export partners in that year.

In the first half of the 20th century, the United States imported the largest value of goods from the United Kingdom until 1916, after which point Canada became its largest trading partner. There were observable declines in the total value of imports around the years 1921, 1929, and 1937, due to various economic crises, but there was a significant increase in imports from Canada in the 1940s due to the economic demands during the Second World War and postwar recovery period. There were little to no imports from France in the early 1940s while it was under German occupation.

In most years between 1900 and 1950, the United Kingdom received the largest value of exports from the United States, with large spikes during the world wars. France also saw a large increase in export value during the First World War, but received almost nothing in the early-1940s when it was under German occupation. Overall, there was a large decline in exports from the U.S. in the 1930s due to the impact of the Great Depression.

In 2023, the main trade partner of Brazil was China: trade between both countries exceeded 157 billion U.S. dollars. Furthermore, the South American economy registered a trade surplus of 51 billion dollars with China. The United States ranked as the second most important trade partner, although in this case Brazil had a trade deficit.

The statistic shows the main export partners for Canada in 2023. In 2023, the most important export partner for Canada were the United States, accounting for 71 percent of all exports.

In 2023, Nicaragua's main trading partner was the United States. In that year, the trade value with the United States amounted to approximately 6.4 billion U.S. dollars' worth of goods, out of which Nicaragua exported around 3.7 billion U.S. dollars worth of merchandise. Meanwhile, this Central American country imported about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars' worth of merchandise from China.

Throughout the early 20th century, Germany and Japan were both among the largest trading partners of the United States. Although the United States would declare war on Germany twice and on Japan once during this time, at which points trade would virtually cease, trade ties were fairly strong in the years without war. Values were highest in the 1920s, before global trade fell in the 1930s due to the impact of the Great Depression. All three countries were severely hit by the Depression, however the decline in trade was compounded by rising tensions between the U.S. and the new far-right governments of both Germany and Japan. After the war, U.S. investment in both nations increased significantly, helping with their post-war recovery and giving the U.S. a strong level of influence over its former adversaries - West Germany and Japan would then emerge as the two largest economies in their respective regions during the post-World War II economic boom.

Japan’s trade openness has increased significantly in the last decades as the country is working towards market liberalization and the expansion of trade relations. However, despite the increasing number of bilateral agreements created with trading partners, the United States and China remain Japan's biggest export markets. In 2024, the United States received around ** percent of commodities leaving Japan. China followed with a **** percent share, with general and electrical machinery being major goods exported from Japan to the East Asian partner. What goods are leaving Japan? Japan exported commodities valued at around *** trillion Japanese yen in 2024. Transport equipment and machinery were the leading commodities leaving the country, driven by the prominence of domestic automotive and machinery brands in the global market. Motor vehicles are a long-standing pillar of the export market, with widely recognized brands like Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Toyota originating from Japan. Japan’s export position in the global market The demand for Japanese goods has been rising globally, pushed by the favorable impression of quality products among consumers and businesses. While Japan is not a heavily trade-dependent nation, the trade openness ratio jumped to an all-time high in 2022, as the sum of imports and exports constituted almost ** percent share of the gross domestic product. Commodity exports are the main segment in the trade accounts of the Japanese GDP, whereas service exports are a minor segment.

The United States was the main trading partner with El Salvador in 2023. In that year, the trade value of El Salvador with the United States exceeded *** billion U.S. dollars, out of which *** billion dollars accounted for exports. The second most important trading partner for this Central American country was Guatemala, reaching a trade value of roughly *** billion U.S. dollars. While El Salvador's leading exported goods were knitted apparel items, the country's main imported products included petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals.

In 2023, the United States was by far Mexico's main export trade partner when taking all products into account. In that year, Mexico exported a total of approximately *** billion U.S. dollars' worth of goods worldwide, over ** percent of which were shipped to the United States.

With a total trade volume of 5.9 billion U.S. dollars, Brazil ranked as the most important trade partner of Argentina in the first quarter of 2024. During that same period, Argentina's largest trade deficit was with China, as the balance reached -1,158 million dollars.

In 2023, Guatemala's most important trading partner was the United States, with a traded value amounting to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. In that year, the Central American country imported goods from the United States worth over ** billion U.S. dollars and it exported goods worth about *** billion dollars. The second most important trading partner for Guatemala was China, reaching a trade value of approximately *** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2022, the United States was Costa Rica's most important trade partner. In that year, Costa Rica traded goods worth approximately **** billion U.S. dollars with the United States, from which *** billion dollars accounted for exported goods, and *** billion dollars for imported merchandise. Meanwhile, this Central American country traded a total of *** billion U.S. dollars with Netherlands, from which ** percent accounted for exports.

In 2023, Peru's largest export trading partner was China, as the South American country exported merchandise worth over 23 billion U.S. dollars to the Asian giant. China was also Peru's main import trading partner, with the value amounting to 13 billion U.S. dollars. The second most important trade partner in terms of export was the United States, with the export value amounting to roughly nine billion U.S. dollars.

In 2021, Russia's main trade partner was China, as the volume of export and import trade between the two countries reached nearly *** billion U.S. dollars. China was the country's both leading import origin and export destination. Germany, the Netherlands, Belarus, and the United States completed the list of top five partners.

Russia's leading five export partners in 2023 were China, India, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Brazil. The value of total exports from Russia to its major trade partner — China — exceeded 128 billion U.S. dollars. Trade between Russia and China China was not only the leading export destination of Russian commodities, but also the major import partner of the country. Prior to 2018, the value of Russian imports from China prevailed the Russian exports’ worth to the country. It was in 2018 when for the first time, the trade balance of Russia with China turned positive and amounted to about 3.8 billion U.S. dollars. Russia's primary export goods, mineral and energy products, were also the most imported commodities by China from the country. Russian trade with Europe Trade flows between Russia and the EU have been in decline over the past years. In 2023, the EU export value to Russia exceeded 38 billion U.S. dollars — roughly 12 billion U.S. dollars below the EU imports’ worth from Russia in that year. Germany was the major importer of Russian goods in the region.

China was the leading trade partner of Uzbekistan, with the sum of exports and imports measured at around 13.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Furthermore, China was Uzbekistan's leading import partner and the second-major export partner. Other key trade partners of Uzbekistan included Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and South Korea.

In 2023, Hondura's most important trading partner was the United States, with a trade value that amounted to approximately *** billion U.S. dollars, out of which this Central American country exported *** billion U.S. dollars worth of goods.