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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for North Dakota. In December 2024 North Dakota was the number 41 in total exports and the number 46 in total imports in United States.

Exports In 2024, United States' North Dakota exported $5.24B, making it the 41st largest exporter out of the 53 exporters in United States. In 2024 the top exports of North Dakota were Petroleum spirit for motor vehicles ($1.64B), Crude Petroleum Oils ($337M), Maize except seed corn ($280M), Crawlers ($270M), and Engine power > 130kW ($254M).

Imports In 2024, United States' North Dakota imported $4.59B, making it the 46th largest importer out of the 53 importers in United States. In 2024 top imports of North Dakota were Commodities not specified according to kind ($468M), Platinum Waste & Scrap (Excl. Sweepings) ($265M), Crude Petroleum Oils ($255M), Engines, diesel except motor vehicle/marine ($200M), and Oil Seeds: Low Erucic Acid Rape/Colza... ($106M).

Economic Complexity In 2024, the highest complexity exports of North Dakota according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Vitamins (1.01), Harvesting Machinery (1.01), Rubber Belting (0.94), Tractors (0.87), Other Agricultural Machinery (0.83), Soil Preparation Machinery (0.71), Acyclic Hydrocarbons (0.56), Insulating Glass (0.52), Quaternary Ammonium Salts and Hydroxides (0.43), and Large Iron Containers (0.35). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

Color
Depth
Top Destination (2024)Canada$3.85B
Top Product (2024)Petroleum spirit for motor vehicles$1.64B

In 2024 the top export destinations of North Dakota were Canada ($3.85B), Mexico ($696M), Australia ($252M), Czechia ($75.4M), and Brazil ($64.2M).

In 2024 the top exports of North Dakota were Petroleum spirit for motor vehicles ($1.64B), Crude Petroleum Oils ($337M), Maize except seed corn ($280M), Crawlers ($270M), and Engine power > 130kW ($254M).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Dec 2023 - Dec 2024)
Mexico $14.8M (42.6%)
Australia $12.4M (69.5%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Dec 2023 - Dec 2024)
Canada -$54.8M (-15.4%)
South Africa -$4.26M (-66%)
Czechia -$1.36M (-32.3%)

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Yearly Imports

Color
Depth
Top Origin (2024)Canada$2.8B

In 2024 the top import origins of North Dakota were Canada ($2.8B), Mexico ($234M), South Korea ($202M), China ($151M), and Germany ($124M).

In 2024 the top imports of North Dakota were Commodities not specified according to kind ($468M), Platinum Waste & Scrap (Excl. Sweepings) ($265M), Crude Petroleum Oils ($255M), Engines, diesel except motor vehicle/marine ($200M), and Oil Seeds: Low Erucic Acid Rape/Colza... ($106M).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Dec 2023 - Dec 2024)
Germany $3.32M (44.1%)
Vietnam $1.39M (145%)
Egypt $755k (2.31k%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Dec 2023 - Dec 2024)
Canada -$21.7M (-9.3%)
South Korea -$15.2M (-70.9%)
Netherlands -$5.74M (-96.3%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of North Dakota

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Economic Complexity (2024)-0.28

North Dakota ranks 51st 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 North Dakota already has a comparative advantage, are led by Other Oily Seeds (0.1), Ground Nuts (0.095), Bovine Meat (0.093), Poultry Meat (0.091), and Railway Freight Cars (0.091).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of North Dakota according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Vitamins (1.01), Harvesting Machinery (1.01), Rubber Belting (0.94), Tractors (0.87), Other Agricultural Machinery (0.83), Soil Preparation Machinery (0.71), Acyclic Hydrocarbons (0.56), Insulating Glass (0.52), Quaternary Ammonium Salts and Hydroxides (0.43), and Large Iron Containers (0.35). 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 Dried Legumes (71.53), Alcohol > 80% ABV (56.86), Starch Residue (56.31), Soil Preparation Machinery (45.27), and Oil Seed Flower (31.60).

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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 North Dakota 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  North Dakota. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that North Dakota 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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