Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Pennsylvania. In March 2023 Pennsylvania was the number 10 in total exports and the number 9 in total imports in United States.

Exports In 2022, United States' Pennsylvania exported $49.5B, making it the 10th largest exporter out of the 53 exporters in United States. In 2022 the top exports of Pennsylvania were Medicaments nes, in dosage ($2.56B), Propane, liquefied ($2.34B), Vaccines for human medicine ($1.43B), Bituminous coal, not agglomerated ($1.16B), and Saturated acyclic hydrocarbons ($851M).

Imports In 2022, United States' Pennsylvania imported $111B, making it the 9th largest importer out of the 53 importers in United States. In 2022 top imports of Pennsylvania were Medicaments nes, in dosage ($10.7B), Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... ($5.16B), Smartphones ($4.77B), Immunological products packings for retail sale ($4.44B), and Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing... ($3.67B).

Economic Complexity In 2022, the highest complexity exports of Pennsylvania according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Hydrides and other anions (1.72), Halides (1.7), Nickel Sheets (1.44), Precious Metal Compounds (1.1), Nickel Bars (1.03), Opto-Electric Instrument Parts (1), Titanium (0.51), String Instruments (0.24), Tar (0.041), and Petroleum Jelly (-0.23). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

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Yearly Exports

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Top Destination (2022): Canada, $13.7B

Top Product (2022): Medicaments nes, in dosage, $2.56B

In 2022 the top export destinations of Pennsylvania were Canada ($13.7B), Mexico ($5.25B), Netherlands ($3.23B), China ($2.84B), and Germany ($2.33B).

In 2022 the top exports of Pennsylvania were Medicaments nes, in dosage ($2.56B), Propane, liquefied ($2.34B), Vaccines for human medicine ($1.43B), Bituminous coal, not agglomerated ($1.16B), and Saturated acyclic hydrocarbons ($851M).

Exports Dynamics

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Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Mar 2022 - Mar 2023)

Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Mar 2022 - Mar 2023)

Yearly Imports

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Top Origin (2022): China, $19.9B

Top Import (2022): Medicaments nes, in dosage, $10.7B

In 2022 the top import origins of Pennsylvania were China ($19.9B), Canada ($14.2B), Mexico ($6.83B), Germany ($6.77B), and South Korea ($6.54B).

In 2022 the top imports of Pennsylvania were Medicaments nes, in dosage ($10.7B), Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... ($5.16B), Smartphones ($4.77B), Immunological products packings for retail sale ($4.44B), and Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing... ($3.67B).

Imports Dynamics

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Fastest Growing Import Origins (Mar 2022 - Mar 2023)

Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Mar 2022 - Mar 2023)

Economic Complexity

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Economic Complexity of Pennsylvania

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Economic Complexity (2022): 0.45

Pennsylvania ranks 8th 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

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The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Pennsylvania already has a comparative advantage, are led by Developed Exposed Photographic Material (0.44), Cutting Blades (0.41), Epoxides (0.41), Machinery Having Individual Functions (0.41), and Photo Lab Equipment (0.41).

Most Complex Products by PCI

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The highest complexity exports of Pennsylvania according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Hydrides and other anions (1.72), Halides (1.7), Nickel Sheets (1.44), Precious Metal Compounds (1.1), Nickel Bars (1.03), Opto-Electric Instrument Parts (1), Titanium (0.51), String Instruments (0.24), Tar (0.041), and Petroleum Jelly (-0.23). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

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The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Nickel Bars (38.5), Opto-Electric Instrument Parts (36.0), Nickel Sheets (35.0), Tar (29.0), and Precious Metal Compounds (23.1).

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 Pennsylvania 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.

Relatedness Space

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

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.