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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Tennessee. In December 2023 Tennessee was the number 16 in total exports and the number 10 in total imports in United States.

Exports In 2023, United States' Tennessee exported $38.3B, making it the 16th largest exporter out of the 53 exporters in United States. In 2023 the top exports of Tennessee were Instruments, appliances for medical, etc science,... ($2.81B), Large Sized Cars ($1.5B), Smartphones ($1.48B), Other Aircraft parts ($942M), and Standalone Computer Processing Units (excluding specific... ($936M).

Imports In 2023, United States' Tennessee imported $110B, making it the 10th largest importer out of the 53 importers in United States. In 2023 top imports of Tennessee were Medicaments nes, in dosage ($12.6B), Immunological products packings for retail sale ($7.45B), Portable Computers under 10kg with Keyboard... ($6.88B), Medium Sized Cars ($4.93B), and Smartphones ($4.26B).

Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of Tennessee according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Phenols (1.47), Photographic Plates (1.4), Gaskets (1.38), Laboratory Reagents (1.31), Combustion Engines (1.27), Telephones (1.24), Chemically Pure Sugars (1.15), Spark-Ignition Engines (1.06), Orthopedic Appliances (0.99), and Laboratory Ceramic Ware (0.95). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

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Top Destination (2023)Canada$8.85B

In 2023 the top export destinations of Tennessee were Canada ($8.85B), Mexico ($6.1B), China ($2.96B), Netherlands ($2.34B), and Japan ($2.09B).

In 2023 the top exports of Tennessee were Instruments, appliances for medical, etc science,... ($2.81B), Large Sized Cars ($1.5B), Smartphones ($1.48B), Other Aircraft parts ($942M), and Standalone Computer Processing Units (excluding specific... ($936M).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Mexico $103M (30%)
Hong Kong $58.9M (44.5%)
Netherlands $38.3M (19.3%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Germany -$72.1M (-44.2%)
Japan -$44.6M (-21.8%)
South Korea -$25.2M (-42.1%)

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Yearly Imports

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Depth
Top Origin (2023)China$20.2B
Top Import (2023)Medicaments nes, in dosage$12.6B

In 2023 the top import origins of Tennessee were China ($20.2B), Mexico ($14B), Japan ($10.8B), Ireland ($8.41B), and Canada ($6.78B).

In 2023 the top imports of Tennessee were Medicaments nes, in dosage ($12.6B), Immunological products packings for retail sale ($7.45B), Portable Computers under 10kg with Keyboard... ($6.88B), Medium Sized Cars ($4.93B), and Smartphones ($4.26B).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Mexico $288M (32.9%)
Vietnam $196M (44.1%)
Austria $195M (1.05k%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Japan -$362M (-33.1%)
Germany -$221M (-38.3%)
Canada -$220M (-37%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of Tennessee

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Economic Complexity (2023)0.46

Tennessee ranks 10th 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 Tennessee already has a comparative advantage, are led by Developed Exposed Photographic Material (0.27), Non-optical Microscopes (0.27), Nickel Sheets (0.27), Other Nickel Products (0.26), and Metal Pickling Preparations (0.26).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Tennessee according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Phenols (1.47), Photographic Plates (1.4), Gaskets (1.38), Laboratory Reagents (1.31), Combustion Engines (1.27), Telephones (1.24), Chemically Pure Sugars (1.15), Spark-Ignition Engines (1.06), Orthopedic Appliances (0.99), and Laboratory Ceramic Ware (0.95). 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 Artificial Filament Tow (148.77), Cyanides (79.70), Non-Retail Artificial Filament Yarn (66.34), Cellulose (52.70), and Special Pharmaceuticals (24.62).

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