
Arkansas Trade
$68 BILLION
In goods exported by Arkansas since 2008.
350,000 JOBS
In Arkansas supported by trade.
167 COUNTRIES
Received Arkansas goods and services in 2019.
Top 10 Destinations for Arkansas Exports (% for 2019)
Arkansas' Top 5 Exports (value in millions of dollars)
80% of Arkansas Exporters are Small & Med. Enterprises

DATA | Arkansas Exports to Canada
Canada is the No. 1 export market for U.S. goods. Arkansas exports $1.1 billion in goods to Canada annually. Canada also the No. 2 source of foreign direct investment in the U.S. There are nearly 50 Canadian-owned companies in the Natural State that employee more than 4,200 Arkansans.

REPORT | How Arkansas' Economy Benefits From Trade & Investments
Export growth increases jobs by generating new business for Arkansas’ manufacturers, services providers and farmers. Imports support jobs and keep costs low, helping Arkansas businesses compete and saving Arkansas families real dollars at the cash register.

REPORT | Arkansas International Trade Data Summary 2020
Arkansas has a diverse economy ranging from aerospace and defense to agriculture, tourism, retail, and services among many others. This summary gives highly detailed information and statistics on trade supported employment, exports in goods and services, as well as detailed trends regarding Arkansas’s most important export markets as they relate to the Western Hemisphere.

DATA | STATE AGRICULTURE EXPORTS
These reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service are the most accurate data we have on the value of Arkansas’ agriculture export value. The USDA ERS estimates the value of State exports of total and selected commodities based on U.S. farm-cash-receipts data.

REPORT | Arkansas International Trade Data Summary 2019
Arkansas has a diverse economy ranging from aerospace and defense to agriculture, tourism, retail, and services among many others. This summary gives highly detailed information and statistics on trade supported employment, exports in goods and services, as well as detailed trends regarding Arkansas’s most important export markets as they relate to the Western Hemisphere.

REPORT | Arkansas International Trade Data Summary 2018
Arkansas has a diverse economy ranging from aerospace and defense to agriculture, tourism, retail, and services among many others. This summary gives highly detailed information and statistics on trade supported employment, exports in goods and services, as well as detailed trends regarding Arkansas’s most important export markets as they relate to the Western Hemisphere.

REPORT | Impact of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Arkansas Manufacturers
The Arkansas District Export Council Arkansas and the World Trade Center Arkansas prepared a survey to learn about the anticipated impact of steel and aluminum tariffs on Arkansas businesses. The survey was sent to Arkansas companies on March 15, 2018.

REPORT | Annual Trade Highlights - 2017 Press Highlights
This page from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the balance, exports and imports for 2017 and 2017, along with the percent change and dollar change between the two. The last column of the table shows the last time the percent change (or dollar change) was larger. Other interesting facts about the International Trade in Goods and Services report can also be read.

REPORT | State-by-State Impact of Retaliatory Tariffs
This interactive report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce analyzes the impact of retaliatory tariffs announced by China, the EU, Mexico and Canada on each state. Retaliatory tariffs imposed by other countries on U.S. exports could make American-made goods more expensive, potentially resulting in lost sales.

REPORT | Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Corn, Soybeans, Sorghum, and Rice Potential Impacts on Arkansas Agriculture
An analysis by Eric J. Wailes, Alvaro Durand-Morat, Department of Agricultural Economics and
Agribusiness, and Leah English, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability, all part of the University
of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Agribusiness, and Leah English, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability, all part of the University
of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

INTERACTIVE CHART | ANNUAL STATE AGRICULTURE EXPORTS
Although a State’s actual agricultural export value cannot be measured directly, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates State exports of total and selected commodities based on U.S. farm-cash-receipts data. State shares of U.S. farm receipts are updated annually in calculating State-level export values to foreign countries. This interactive chart is useful in highlighting each states contribution to overall U.S. exports.

REPORT | BENEFITS OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET
Arkansas exports nearly $6 billion a year, with international trade supporting over 348,000 jobs in the state. As the headquarters for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Arkansas has seen firsthand how engagement in the global economy can drive growth and create jobs.