Nicknamed “The Copper State” and “The Grand Canyon State” located in America’s southwestern region, Arizona shipped US$32.4 billion worth of exported products around the globe in 2024.

That dollar amount reflects a 34.5% gain from $24.1 billion four years earlier in 2021.

Year over year, the overall value of goods exported from Arizona accelerated by 12.3% compared to $28.8 billion for 2023.

Arizona ranks 20th among America’s most lucrative exporters by state behind front-runners including Texas, California, Louisiana, New York state, Louisiana and Illinois.

The value of Arizona’s exports equals 1.6% of the United States’ overall exported products for 2024, up from 1.3% one year prior.

Arizona’s exported products represent 5.9% of the state’s total economic output or Gross Domestic Product in 2024 ($552.2 billion).

Given Arizona’s population of 7.582 million people, its total $32.4 billion in 2024 exports translates to roughly $4,300 for every resident in the Grand Canyon State. That dollar metric exceeds the average $3,850 per capita one year earlier in 2023.

Arizona’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in May 2025, down from 4.4% one year earlier per YCharts data.

Arizona’s Top 10 Exports

The following export products represent the highest dollar value in Arizona global shipments during 2024. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Arizona.

Figures are shown at the more granular six-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level, for more precise product identification.

1. Civilian aircraft, engines or other parts: US$4.8 billion (14.7% of total Arizonan exports)
2. Copper ores, concentrates: $1.6 billion (5%)
3. Electronic integrated circuits (processors/controllers): $1.3 billion (3.9%)
4. Medical, dental or veterinarian instruments: $1 billion (3.2%)
5. Digital processing units: $842.8 million (2.6%)
6. Computer storage units: $833.1 million (2.6%)
7. Miscellaneous electronic integrated circuits: $792.3 million (2.4%)
8. Solid-state semi-conductor storage devices: $682.1 million (2.1%)
9. Computer parts or accessories: $628.7 million (1.9%)
10. Artificial joints, parts or accessories: $493.9 million (1.5%)

Arizona’s top 10 exports generated two-fifths (40%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Solid-state semi-conductor storage devices was the strongest grower among Arizona’s top 10 export categories via a 2,133% spike from 2023 to 2024.

Robust growth was also posted by Arizona’s exports of artificial joints, parts or accessories (up 1,009% from 2023).

In third place were Arizonan exports of computer storage units, up 671.3%.

Year-over-year decliners were for Arizona’s exports of miscellaneous electronic integrated circuits (down -22.8% from 2023) then civilian aircraft full or aircraft parts or engines (down -4.5%).

More Key Facts about Arizona’s International Trade

Arizona posted an overall -US$9.8 billion deficit from exporting and importing products during 2024. That dollar amount reflects a 50.8% expansion from -$6.5 billion in red ink for 2023.

Another way of saying surplus or deficit is positive or negative net exports. In a nutshell, the term “net exports” quantifies the amount by which foreign spending on a state’s goods or services exceeds or lags that same state’s spending on foreign goods or services.

Below are Arizona’s top 10 import products highlighting the state’s highest spending on foreign-made goods in 2024.

1. Machinery for making semi-conductor devices: US$2.2 billion (5.1% of total Arizonan imports)
2. Lithium ion batteries: $1.6 billion (3.7%)
3. Electronic integrated circuits (processors/controllers): $1.4 billion (3.3%)
4. Static converters, power supplies: $1.3 billion (3.2%)
5. Tomatoes (fresh/chilled): $1 billion (2.4%)
6. Computer processing units: $717 million (1.7%)
7. Semi-conductor making machinery parts, accessories: $693.3 million (1.6%)
8. Peppers (fresh/chilled): $681.2 million (1.6%)
9. Solid-state semi-conductor storage devices: $626.4 million (1.5%)
10. Computer parts or accessories: $610.1 million (1.4%)

Historically, Arizona has negative net exports in the international trade of machinery for making semi-conductors, tomatoes and peppers and fresh grapes. In turn, these cashflows indicate Arizona’s competitive disadvantages under these product categories.

Arizona’s Major Trade Partners

The following list shows the top 10 customers that purchased over two-thirds (69%) worth of the total value of products exported from Arizona during 2024.

1. Mexico: $8.9 billion (27.5% of total Arizonan exports)
2. Canada: $3 billion (9.3%)
3. Netherlands: $2 billion (6.1%)
4. mainland China: $1.7 billion (5.3%)
5. United Kingdom: $1.4 billion (4.3%)
6. Taiwan: $1.32 billion (4.1%)
7. Japan: $1.32 billion (4.1%)
8. Singapore: $971.1 million (3%)
9. Malaysia: $896.9 million (2.8%)
10. Germany: $844.6 million (2.6%)

Arizona’s top trade partners in North America (Mexico and Canada) purchased 36.7% of the overall value of goods exported from the Copper State.

In second place were leading importers in Asia (mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia). That cohort accounted for 19.2% of Arizona’s export sales in 2024.

Top importers in Europe (Netherlands, UK and Germany) bought another 13% of Arizonan export sales.

Arizonan Export Companies

Seventeen of Arizona-based corporations rank among Fortune 1000 Companies, a list that showcases America’s largest businesses. Selected examples are listed below.

• Amkor Technology (semiconductor packaging, testing)
• Avnet (electronic components)
• First Solar (solar panels, power plants)
• Freeport-McMoRan (copper, gold, petroleum)
• Insight Enterprises (global technologies)
• Microchip Technology (semiconductors)
• ON Semiconductor (semiconductors, custom devices)
• Swift Transportation (truckload shipping carrier)

Shown within brackets for each company is a summary of the international trade-related products or services which each business sells.
 

Arizona’s capital is Phoenix, a city nicknamed “Valley of the Sun” or simply “The Valley”.

See also Nevada’s Top 10 Exports, Idaho’s Top 10 Exports, Kentucky’s Top 10 Exports, Iowa’s Top 10 Exports and Maryland’s Top 10 Exports

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