Nicknamed “The Lone Star State” and located in America’s South Central region, Texas shipped US$450.3 billion worth of exported products around the world in 2025.

That dollar amount results from a flatlining -0.9% year-over-year slowdown from $454.4 billion in 2024.

Compared to $491.1 billion back in 2022, international sales of Texan exports declined by -8.3% to the total shown above for 2025.

Texas is America’s number one exporter by state with total revenue well ahead of the next biggest export states (California, New York state, Louisiana, Illinois and Florida).

The value of exports shipped from Texas equals 20.7% of the United States’ overall exported products for 2025, down from 22% in 2024.

Texan exports represent 15.5% of the state’s total economic output or nominal Gross Domestic Product in 2025 (approximately $2.9 trillion). That percentage belies a retreat from 16.8% for the prior year.

The most valuable products shipped from Texas are crude oil, refined petroleum oils excluding biodiesel, and light petroleum oils also excluding biodiesel. Collectively, those three major commodities generated 35.4% of total Texan export revenues during 2025 revealing a relatively concentrated export economy.

Given the population of 31.7 million Texans in 2025, the total US$450.3 billion in 2025 Texan exports translates to roughly $14,200 for every resident in the Lone Star State. That per-capita metric lags the average $14,550 one year earlier during 2024.

Per YCharts, the unemployment rate for Texas was 4.3% at February 28, 2026 up from the state’s 4.1% jobless percentage one year earlier.

Texas’ Top 10 Exports

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

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

1. Crude petroleum oils: US$94.4 billion (21% of total Texan exports)
2. Refined petroleum oils excluding biodiesel: $33.1 billion (7.3%)
3. Light petroleum oils excluding biodiesel: $31.9 billion (7.1%)
4. Liquified propane: $20.4 billion (4.5%)
5. Civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts: $13.1 billion (2.9%)
6. Computer parts and accessories: $12.9 billion (2.9%)
7. Liquified natural gas: $12.6 billion (2.8%)
8. Integrated circuits (processors/controllers): $11.4 billion (2.5%)
9. Digital processing units (miscellaneous components): $7.7 billion (1.7%)
10. Modems, similar reception/transmission devices: $6.7 billion (1.5%)

The top 10 export product categories from Texas accounted for over half (54.2%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Miscellaneous components for digital processing units represent the fastest grower among the top 10 Texan export categories by dollar value, up by 123.4% from 2024 to 2025.

Posting double-digit gains were computer parts and accessories (up 48.2% from 2024), liquified natural gas (up 44.3%), then modems and similar reception or transmission devices (up 38.4%).

Year-over-year reductions among Texas’ top 10 export products belong to crude petroleum oils (down -14.3%), light petroleum oils excluding biodiesel (down -7.2%) then refined petroleum oils also excluding biodiesel (down -4.4%).

Key Facts About Texan International Trade

Overall, Texas generated a US$38.7 billion surplus exporting and importing products during 2025. That dollar amount results from -32.7% year-over-year shrinkage from $57.5 billion in black ink one year earlier 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.

Products imported into Texas totaled US$411.6 billion during 2025, up 3.7% from 2024.

Below are the top 10 products imported by Texas, highlighting the state’s highest spending on foreign-made goods in 2025.

1. Digital processing units (miscellaneous components): US$65.8 billion (16% of total Texan imports)
2. Crude petroleum oils: $19.7 billion (4.8%)
3. Modems, similar reception/transmission devices: $17.3 billion (4.2%)
4. Computer parts and accessories: $11.93 billion (2.9%)
5. Mid-sized automobiles (piston engine): $11.92 billion (2.9%)
6. Trucks: $8 billion (1.9%)
7. Refined petroleum oils excluding biodiesel: $7 billion (1.7%)
8. Integrated circuits (processors/controllers): $6.1 billion (1.5%)
9. Controls for electric appliances: $4.2 billion (1%)
10. Electric capacitators: $4.1 billion (1%)

As for trade balances by product, Texas earns highly positive net exports in the international trade of petroleum oils and similar energy products. These positive cashflows indicate comparative competitive advantages for Texas under these product categories showing the impact of foreign demand on the state’s global balance sheet.

Most Valuable Trade Partners for Texas

The following list shows the top 10 customers that bought almost two-thirds (65.9%) worth of the total value of products exported from Texas during 2025.

1. Mexico: US$125.2 billion (27.8% of total Texan exports)
2. Canada: $34.6 billion (7.7%)
3. Netherlands: $33.4 billion (7.4%)
4. South Korea: $21.7 billion (4.8%)
5. Japan: $16.1 billion (3.6%)
6. mainland China: $14.8 billion (3.3%)
7. Taiwan: $13.4 billion (3%)
8. Brazil: $13.1 billion (2.9%)
9. India: $12.7 billion (2.8%)
10. United Kingdom: $11.9 billion (2.6%)

The top customers for Texan exports located in North America (Mexico, Canada) bought more than a third (35.5%) of the overall value of goods shipped from the Lone Star State during 2025.

Products from Texas exported to leading customers in Asia (South Korea, Japan, mainland China, Taiwan and India) generated another 17.5% of overall Texan export sales.

Texas Export Companies

Fifty-one of Texas-headquartered corporations rank among Forbes Global 2000. Selected examples are listed below.

• AT&T Inc (telecommunications)
• ConocoPhillips (oil, gas)
• Dell (computers)
• Energy Transfer Equity (oil, gas)
• Exxon Mobil (oil, gas)
• National Oilwell Varco (oilfield equipment)
• Phillips 66 (oil refining)
• Sysco Corp (food products)
• Tesoro Corp (refined oils)
• Valero Energy (oil, gas)

Shown within brackets for each company above is a summary of the international trade-related product category in which each business deals.
 

The capital city for Texas is Austin, nicknamed the “Live Music Capital of the World”.

See also America’s Top 20 Export States, United States Top 10 Exports and Top United States Trade Balances

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