Nicknamed “The Beaver State” and located in the Pacific Northwest region on America’s west coast, Oregon shipped US$28 billion worth of exported products around the globe in 2025.

That dollar amount results from an -18.5% decrease from $34.3 billion back in 2022.

Year over year, the overall value of Oregonian exports diminished by -17.3% compared to $33.9 billion during 2024.

Oregon ranks 20th among America’s 25 most lucrative exporters by state well behind front-runners like Texas, California, New York state, Louisiana, and Illinois.

The value of Oregon’s exports equals 1.3% of United States’ overall exported products for 2025, down from 1.6% for 2024.

Oregon’s exported products represent 8.5% of the state’s total economic output or nominal Gross Domestic Product ($331 billion in 2024; 2025 data unavailable on article publication date).

The most valuable products shipped from Oregon are processors and controllers for electronic integrated circuits, miscellaneous vehicle parts or accessories, and machines for making semi-conductor devices. Collectively, those leading product categories generated over two-fifths (40.6%) of Oregon’s overall export sales during 2025..

Given Oregon’s population of 4.23 million people, its total US$28 billion in 2025 exports translates to roughly $6,625 for every resident in the Pacific Northwest state. That dollar metric lags the average $8,000 per capita one year earlier in 2024.

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.2% at the end of December 2025, up from 4.3% one year earlier per YCharts.

Oregon’s Top 10 Exports

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

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

1. Integrated circuits (processors, controllers): US$7.7 billion (27.4% of total Oregonian exports)
2. Miscellaneous vehicle parts, accessories: $2.5 billion (9%)
3. Machinery for making semi-conductor devices: $1.2 billion (4.2%)
4. Potassium chloride: $1 billion (3.5%)
5. Wheat, meslin: $926.3 million (3.3%)
6. Miscellaneous integrated circuits: $808.2 million (2.9%)
7. Parts, accessories for machines to make semi-conductors: $549.8 million (2%)
8. Civilian aircraft, aircraft engines or other parts: $539.4 million (1.9%)
9. Photo plates, film (not cinema): $459.8 million (1.6%)
10. Miscellaneous digital processing units: $407 million (1.5%)

Oregon’s top 10 export product categories accounted for 57.3% of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Miscellaneous digital processing units posted the strongest percentage gain, up by 106.3% from 2024 to 2025.

In second place for annual revenue growth were miscellaneous electronic integrated circuits (up 55.9% from 2024) ahead of Oregonian exports of photographic plates or film not for cinematic purposes (up 25.8%) then Oregon’s exports of wheat and meslin (up 18.7%).

The severest year-over-year decliners were processors and controllers for electronic integrated circuits (down -28.2% from 2024), miscellaneous vehicle parts or accessories (down -14.8%), then machinery used to manufacture semi-conductor devices (down -11.6%).

More Key Facts about Oregon’s International Trade

Oregon faced an overall -US$2.76 billion deficit exporting and importing products during 2025. That dollar amount reverses a $5.65 billion trade surplus earned for 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, Oregon spent a total $30.7 billion on goods imported during 2025 up 9% from $28.2 billion in spending for 2024.

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

1. Integrated circuits (processors, controllers): US$4.8 billion (15.5% of total Oregonian imports)
2. Vehicles with both spark-ignition plus electric motors: $2.41 billion (7.8%)
3. Voice, image, data machinery: $2.37 billion (7.7%)
4. Miscellaneous digital processing units: $2.36 billion (7.7%)
5. Machinery for making semi-conductor devices: $1.9 billion (6.1%)
6. Mid-sized automobiles (piston engine): $1.3 billion (4.1%)
7. Large automobiles (piston engine): $928.2 million (3%)
8. Potassium chloride: $835.3 million (2.7%)
9. Parts, accessories for machines to make semi-conductors: $723.4 million (2.4%)
10. Miscellaneous semi-conductor devices: $674.6 million (2.2%)

Oregon has positive net exports in the international trade of electronic integrated circuits. In turn, these cashflows indicate Oregon’s competitive advantages under the related product category which creates a strong positive impact on Oregon’s global balance sheet.

Oregon’s Major Trading Partners

The following list shows the top 10 customers that purchased under four-fifths (78%) worth of the total value of products exported from Oregon during 2025.

1. mainland China: US$5.4 billion (19.4% of total Oregonian exports)
2. Mexico: $4.5 billion (15.9%)
3. Malaysia: $3.5 billion (12.5%)
4. Canada: $2.3 billion (8.2%)
5. Japan: $1.32 billion (4.7%)
6. Taiwan: $1.25 billion (4.5%)
7. South Korea: $1.15 billion (4.1%)
8. Vietnam: $1 billion (3.7%)
9. Ireland: $818.4 million (2.9%)
10. United Arab Emirates: $575.1 million (2.1%)

Oregon’s top trading partners located in Asia (mainland China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam) bought 49% of the overall value of exported goods from the state.

In comparison, Oregon sold 24.1% worth of its exported goods to customers located in North America (Mexico and Canada).

Oregonian Export Companies

Just two of Oregon-headquartered corporations rank among Fortune 500 companies as of February 2025, according to the State of Oregon’s Employment Department. These two revenue leaders are Nike, an athletic footwear and apparel multi-national supplier, and automotive retailer Lithia Motors.

Wikipedia identifies other large businesses with headquarters within Oregon States. One example is the world’s largest commercial firm specializing in the design and production of thermal imaging cameras, components and imaging sensors, namely FLIR Systems which is based in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Other large companies with their head offices in Oregon include the following.

• Columbia Sportswear (outerwear, sportswear, footwear)
• NW Natural (natural gas)
• Schnitzer Steel Industries (steel manufacturer, scrap metal recycler)

Shown within brackets for each company is a summary of the international trade-related product category in which each company conducts business.
 
Oregon’s capital city is Salem.

See also Ohio’s Top 10 Exports, Alabama’s Top 10 Exports, Top 10 Exports from Georgia State, Louisiana’s Top 10 Exports and Tennessee’s Top 10 Exports

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