Canada is the largest market for both states: $2.2B of Maryland’s exports and $3.0B of Virginia’s; France is Maryland’s second and Mexico Virginia’s
Source. Census Bureau, International Trade API, exports by origin-of-movement state and country of destination, 2025. Also: USTR, Maryland trade data; USTR, Virginia trade data.
Method and data
Method. Countries only; regions and groups excluded.
| Rank | Market | Exports, 2025 ($ billion) |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | ||
| 1 | Canada | 2.18 |
| 2 | France | 1.72 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1.28 |
| 4 | India | 1.16 |
| 5 | Morocco | 1.06 |
| 6 | Germany | 0.82 |
| 7 | Japan | 0.74 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 0.71 |
| 9 | China | 0.66 |
| 10 | Mexico | 0.51 |
| 11 | Belgium | 0.45 |
| 12 | Italy | 0.35 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0.31 |
| 14 | Spain | 0.23 |
| 15 | Singapore | 0.22 |
| Virginia | ||
| 1 | Canada | 2.96 |
| 2 | Mexico | 1.38 |
| 3 | South Korea | 0.94 |
| 4 | India | 0.93 |
| 5 | Germany | 0.92 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0.85 |
| 7 | Taiwan | 0.80 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 0.70 |
| 9 | China | 0.68 |
| 10 | Belgium | 0.65 |
| 11 | Japan | 0.64 |
| 12 | Brazil | 0.45 |
| 13 | Singapore | 0.41 |
| 14 | Italy | 0.38 |
| 15 | Australia | 0.35 |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1.49 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 0.46 |
| 3 | Egypt | 0.33 |
| 4 | Poland | 0.19 |
| 5 | Turkey | 0.18 |
| 6 | Morocco | 0.15 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 0.11 |
| 8 | Jordan | 0.09 |
| 9 | Australia | 0.06 |
| 10 | Denmark | 0.05 |
| 11 | France | 0.05 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0.04 |
| 13 | Pakistan | 0.04 |
| 14 | Greece | 0.04 |
| 15 | Tunisia | 0.03 |
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Higgins Strategy. “Canada is the largest market for both states: $2.2B of Maryland’s exports and $3.0B of Virginia’s; France is Maryland’s second and Mexico Virginia’s” Exhibit 11, What the Region Makes (Study XVIII). October 12, 2026. https://higginsstrategy.com/charts/18-11-export-markets-md-va-2025/