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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Colorado. In August 2024 Colorado was the number 33 in total exports and the number 32 in total imports in United States.

Exports In 2023, United States' Colorado exported $10.3B, making it the 33rd largest exporter out of the 53 exporters in United States. In 2023 the top exports of Colorado were Fresh/Chilled Boneless Beef Cuts ($664M), Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading... ($531M), Other Aircraft parts ($481M), Frozen Boneless Beef Cuts ($424M), and Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary ($317M).

Imports In 2023, United States' Colorado imported $20.2B, making it the 32nd largest importer out of the 53 importers in United States. In 2023 top imports of Colorado were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... ($3.48B), Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading... ($747M), Fixed wing aircraft, unladen weight 2,000-15,000... ($570M), Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers,... ($549M), and Commodities not specified according to kind ($443M).

Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of Colorado according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Photographic Chemicals (2.17), Photographic Film (2.06), Other Esters (2.03), Non-Mechanical Removal Machinery (1.9), Oscilloscopes (1.81), Metal Pickling Preparations (1.79), Chemical Analysis Instruments (1.63), Metalworking Machine Parts (1.5), Valves (1.49), and Forging Machines (1.49). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

Color
Depth
Top Destination (2023)Canada$1.86B
Top Product (2023)Fresh/Chilled Boneless Beef Cuts$664M

In 2023 the top export destinations of Colorado were Canada ($1.86B), Mexico ($1.61B), China ($896M), South Korea ($734M), and Switzerland ($713M).

In 2023 the top exports of Colorado were Fresh/Chilled Boneless Beef Cuts ($664M), Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading... ($531M), Other Aircraft parts ($481M), Frozen Boneless Beef Cuts ($424M), and Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary ($317M).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Aug 2023 - Aug 2024)
Colombia $15.4M (1.57k%)
Japan $12.6M (34%)
Malaysia $11.1M (25.4%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Aug 2023 - Aug 2024)
Switzerland -$17.8M (-29%)
India -$13.3M (-53.7%)
Canada -$8.86M (-4.85%)

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Yearly Imports

Color
Depth
Top Origin (2023)Canada$5.56B

In 2023 the top import origins of Colorado were Canada ($5.56B), China ($1.97B), Mexico ($1.23B), Switzerland ($891M), and Chinese Taipei ($864M).

In 2023 the top imports of Colorado were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... ($3.48B), Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading... ($747M), Fixed wing aircraft, unladen weight 2,000-15,000... ($570M), Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers,... ($549M), and Commodities not specified according to kind ($443M).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Aug 2023 - Aug 2024)
France $8.18M (48.2%)
India $6.03M (21.9%)
Spain $5.23M (92.4%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Aug 2023 - Aug 2024)
Canada -$144M (-23.4%)
Australia -$23.4M (-39.1%)
China -$20.2M (-10.6%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of Colorado

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Economic Complexity (2023)0.37

Colorado ranks 19th out of the 53 states and territories in United States according to ECI.

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

Estimated using exports data.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Colorado already has a comparative advantage, are led by Non-optical Microscopes (0.26), Nickel Sheets (0.26), Gas Turbines (0.26), Developed Exposed Photographic Material (0.25), and Compasses (0.25).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Colorado according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Photographic Chemicals (2.17), Photographic Film (2.06), Other Esters (2.03), Non-Mechanical Removal Machinery (1.9), Oscilloscopes (1.81), Metal Pickling Preparations (1.79), Chemical Analysis Instruments (1.63), Metalworking Machine Parts (1.5), Valves (1.49), and Forging Machines (1.49). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Photographic Film (54.34), Bovine Meat (54.18), Small Iron Containers (49.11), Friction Material (41.91), and Iron Railway Products (34.99).

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Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since Colorado is more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

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Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of  Colorado. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Colorado exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

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Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a territory's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions. Bubble size corresponds to exports value by year 2020.

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