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.

Top Import Trading Partners of United-states with import value and Year on Year growth comparison

The United States' total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$3.36 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The United States' main import partners were: Mexico, China and Canada. The top three import commodities were: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers; Electrical, electronic equipment and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Exports were valued at US$2.06 Trillion. In 2024, The United States had a trade deficit of US$1.29 Trillion.

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.

The United States recorded a trade deficit of 78.31 USD Billion in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024, Chinese exports of trade goods to the United States amounted to about 438.95 billion U.S. dollars; a significant increase from 1985 levels, when imports from China amounted to about 3.86 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. exports to China Compared to U.S. imports from China, the value of U.S. exports to China in 2020 amounted to 427.23billion U.S. dollars. China is the United States’ largest trading partner, while China was the United States third largest goods export market. Some of the leading exports to China in the agricultural sector included soybeans, cotton, and pork products. Texas was the leading state that exported to China in 2020 based on total value of goods exports, at 16.9 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. - China trade war The trade war between the United States and China is an economic conflict between two of the world’s largest national economies. It started in 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump started putting tariffs and trade barriers on China, with the intent to get China to conform to Trump’s wishes. President Trump claimed that China has unfair trade businesses. As a result of this trade war, it has caused a lot of tension between the U.S. and China. Nearly half of American companies impacted by the U.S.-China trade tariffs said that the trade war increased their cost of manufacturing. The healthcare product industry has suffered the most from the trade war in regards to reduced profits.

Annual and year-to-date data on the United States' top trading partners, ranked by export value

In 2024, Canada was the main import partner of 23 U.S. states, making up 86 percent of Montana's total imports, as well as over 60 percent of the total imports of North Dakota, Maine, Vermont, and Wyoming. As the top trade partner of 16 states, China was the second leading trade partner after Canada.

This table contains 3904 series, with data for years 2000 - 2016 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada);  Trade (2 items: Import; Export);  Top sixty trading partners (61 items: Total of all countries; United States; China; Mexico; ...);  Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC4) (32 items: Food and beverages; Food and beverages, primary; Food and beverages, primary, mainly for industry; Food and beverages, primary, mainly for household consumption; ...).

United States USD Trade Weighted Index: Nominal: Other Important Trading Partner data was reported at 168.237 Jan1997=100 in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 166.528 Jan1997=100 for Oct 2018. United States USD Trade Weighted Index: Nominal: Other Important Trading Partner data is updated monthly, averaging 96.825 Jan1997=100 from Jan 1973 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 551 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 168.237 Jan1997=100 in Nov 2018 and a record low of 1.998 Jan1997=100 in Jul 1973. United States USD Trade Weighted Index: Nominal: Other Important Trading Partner data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.M016: US Dollar Trade Weighted Index.

The United States' total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$2.06 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The United States' main export partners were: Canada, Mexico and China. The top three export commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Electrical, electronic equipment. Total Imports were valued at US$3.36 Trillion. In 2024, The United States had a trade deficit of US$1.29 Trillion.

In 2024, the largest trading partner of Peru regarding imported trade goods was China. In that year, Peru imported goods worth approximately **** billion U.S. dollars from the Asian country. The United States was Peru's second-most important trading partner, importing roughly ** billion U.S. dollars in merchandise from the South American country.

As of 2023, the country from which EU member states imported the most was from Germany, followed by the Netherlands. In terms of non-EU exporters to the EU, China is currently the largest trading partner, accounting for 8 percent of all imports in 2023 - a tenfold increase in its share of EU imports since 1988. Other exporters who have grown to be important trading partners for EU countries in recent decades include the post-communist countries of Poland and Czechia, both of whom joined the EU in 2004. Poland's share of EU imports has more than doubled, from 1.4 percent to 3.8 percent, in the period since its entry into the EU, while Czechia's has increased from 1.3 percent to 2.8 percent over the same period. Several exporters have declined in relative importance for EU countries during this period, with the United Kingdom, United States, France, and Italy seeing their shares decline. The United Kingdom in particular has seen its share of EU imports drop to nearly a third of their 1997 level, when the UK made up 7.2 percent of all imports into EU countries. The UK reported a significant drop in 2021, the first full year after the country left the EU, however, the UK's share of EU imports has slightly risen in subsequent years.

Techsalerator’s Import/Export Trade Data for North America

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Techsalerator’s Import/Export Trade Data for North America offers a vital resource for organizations involved in international trade, providing a thorough, reliable, and detailed view of trade activities across the continent.

Exports in the United States increased to 280.46 USD Billion in July from 279.65 USD Billion in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Index: Other Important Trading Partners, Goods (DISCONTINUED) (TWEXO) from 1995-01-04 to 2020-01-01 about trade-weighted, trade, exchange rate, currency, goods, rate, indexes, and USA.

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.

China's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$3.58 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China's main export partners were: the United States, Hong Kong and Vietnam. The top three export commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Imports were valued at US$2.59 Trillion. In 2024, China had a trade surplus of US$991.41 Billion.

Graph and download economic data for Nominal Other Important Trading Partners U.S. Dollar Index (Goods Only) (DISCONTINUED) (TWEXOANL) from 1995 to 2019 about trade-weighted, trade, exchange rate, currency, goods, rate, indexes, and USA.