Nicknamed “The Hoosier State” and located in America’s Midwestern and Great Lakes regions, Indiana shipped US$68.6 billion worth of exported products around the world in 2025.

That dollar amount results from a 50.9% increase from $45.4 billion four years earlier in 2022.

Year over year, the overall value of Indiana’s exported goods accelerated by 13.8% compared to $60.2 billion in 2024.

Indiana ranks as America’s 7th most lucrative exporter by state behind front-runners Texas, California, New York state, Louisiana, Illinois and Florida.

The value of Indiana’s exports equals 3.1% of the United States’ overall exported products for 2025 ($2.178 trillion) compared to 2.9% one year earlier.

Indiana’s exported products represent 12.6% of the state’s total economic output or nominal Gross Domestic Product in 2025 ($545.2 billion).

Given Indiana’s population of 6.9 million people, its total US$68.6 billion in 2025 exports translates to roughly $9,950 for every resident in the Hoosier State. That dollar metric exceeds the average $8,700 per capita in 2024.

Indiana’s unemployment rate was 3.2% at the end of April 2026, down from the state’s 3.7% jobless rate one year earlier per YCharts.

Indiana’s Top 10 Exports

The following export products represent the highest dollar value in Indiana global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Indiana.

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

1. Polypeptide protein, glycoprotein hormones: US$16.2 billion (23.7% of total Indianian exports)
2. Miscellaneous medications packaged for retail: $4.8 billion (7%)
3. Immunological goods packaged for retail: $3.9 billion (5.6%)
4. Civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts: $2.9 billion (4.2%)
5. Hormones (without antibiotics): $2.3 billion (3.4%)
6. Passenger vehicles (both spark ignition/electric engines): $2.1 billion (3.1%)
7. Internal combustion piston engines: $1.58 billion (2.3%)
8. Motor vehicle gear boxes: $1.56 billion (2.3%)
9. Diagnostic or laboratory reagents: $1.4 billion (2.1%)
10. Medical, dental or veterinarian instruments: $993.9 million (1.4%)

Indiana’s top 10 exports generated over half (55.2%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Polypeptide protein and glycoprotein hormones represent the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 110.8% from 2024 to 2025.

In second place were Indiana’s exports of diagnostic or laboratory reagents (up 40.8%) trailed by Internal combustion piston engines (up 29.5%), hormones without antibiotics (up 28.9%) then civilian aircraft fully assembled or aircraft engines or other civilian aircraft parts (up 25.8%).

There was a trio of decliners among Indiana’s top 10 export products, specifically gear boxes for motor vehicles (down -23% from 2024), immunological products packaged for retail sale (down -15%) and miscellaneous medications packaged for retail sale (down -10.4%).

More Key Facts about Indiana’s International Trade

Indiana recorded a total -US$84.5 billion deficit exporting and importing products during 2025. That dollar amount reflects an 82.2% expansion from -$46.4 billion in red ink in 2024.

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.

All told, Indianian imports cost a total $153.1 billion for 2025. That dollar amount reflects a 43.6% acceleration compared to $106.6 billion during 2024.

Below are Indiana’s top 10 import products highlighting the state’s highest spending on foreign-made goods in 2025.

1. Polypeptide protein, glycoprotein hormones: US$57.2 billion (37.4% of total Indianian imports)
2. Miscellaneous medications packaged for retail: $9.3 billion (6.1%)
3. Smartphones: $8.4 billion (5.5%)
4. Mixed immunological goods not in measured doses: $6.5 billion (4.2%)
5. Smaller portable computers: $2.1 billion (1.3%)
6. Hormones (without antibiotics): $1.8 billion (1.2%)
7. Modems, similar reception/transmission devices: $1.7 billion (1.1%)
8. Artificial joints, parts, accessories: $1.3 billion (0.9%)
9. Antisera, other blood fractions: $1.2 billion (0.8%)
10. Immunological goods packaged for retail: $1.1 billion (0.7%)

Historically, Indiana has negative net exports in the international trade of smartphones as well as miscellaneous hormones and immunological goods. In turn, these cashflows indicate Indiana’s competitive disadvantages under those product subcategories showing the strong impact of foreign goods on Indiana’s global balance sheet.

Indiana’s Major Trade Partners

The following list shows the top 10 customers that purchased over three-quarters (79.2%) worth of the total value of products exported from Indiana during 2025.

1. Italy: US$14.8 billion (21.6% of total Indianian exports)
2. Canada: $12.9 billion (18.8%)
3. Mexico: $8 billion (11.6%)
4. Germany: $4.4 billion (6.5%)
5. Japan: $4.2 billion (6.1%)
6. mainland China: $3.2 billion (4.6%)
7. France: $1.78 billion (2.6%)
8. Brazil: $1.75 billion (2.6%)
9. United Kingdom: $1.73 billion (2.5%)
10. Netherlands: $1.6 billion (2.3%)

Indiana’s top trade partners in North America (Canada and Mexico) accounted for 30.4% of the overall value of exported goods from the Hoosier State, down from 36.1% for 2024.

In comparison, major importers in Europe (Italy, Germany, France, United Kingdom and the Netherlands) generated 35.5% worth of Indiana’s total export sales. That percentage eclipses the 25.6% for 2024.

The leading buyers in Asia (Japan and mainland China) bought 10.7% worth of Indiana’s exports.

Indianian Export Companies

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

• Allison Transmission Holdings (transmissions, other propulsion systems)
• Berry Global (plastic packaging products)
• Calumet Specialty Products (specialty oils, solvents, waxes)
• Cummins (engines, filtration, power products)
• Eli Lilly and Company (pharmaceuticals)
• Steel Dynamics (steel)
• Thor Industries (recreational vehicles)
• Wabash National (semi-trailers, liquid transportation products)
• Zimmer Biomet (medical devices, artificial limbs)

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

Indiana’s capital is Indianapolis, a city nicknamed “Indy”, “Circle City” and the “Crossroads of America”.

See also North Dakota’s Top 10 Exports, Nebraska’s Top 10 Exports, Wisconsin’s Top 10 Exports, Delaware’s Top 10 Exports and Vermont’s Top 10 Exports

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