Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Iowa. In July 2024 Iowa was the number 26 in total exports and the number 34 in total imports in United States.
Exports In 2023, United States' Iowa exported $18B, making it the 26th largest exporter out of the 53 exporters in United States. In 2023 the top exports of Iowa were Engine power > 130kW ($1.3B), Maize except seed corn ($888M), Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators ($571M), Other Frozen Pork Cuts ($564M), and Soya beans: other than seed, whether... ($468M).
Imports In 2023, United States' Iowa imported $13.9B, making it the 34th largest importer out of the 53 importers in United States. In 2023 top imports of Iowa were Diesel road tractors for semi-trailers ($830M), Vegetable oils: low erucic acid rape... ($328M), Commodities not specified according to kind ($322M), Parts of cranes, work-trucks, shovels, constr... ($314M), and Engines, diesel except motor vehicle/marine ($304M).
Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of Iowa according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Other Organo-Inorganic Compounds (1.77), Nucleic Acids (1.57), Cutting Blades (1.53), Laboratory Reagents (1.31), Micro-Organism Culture Preparations (1.28), Combustion Engines (1.27), Compasses (1.27), Wind Instruments (1.21), Enzymes (1.17), and Self-adhesive Plastics (1.17). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.