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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Portland, ME. In January 2024 Portland, ME was the number 34 in total exports and the number 35 in total imports in United States.

Exports In 2023, United States' Portland, Me exported $7.65B, making it the 34th largest exporter out of the 43 exporters in United States. In 2023 the top exports of Portland, Me were Other Aircraft parts ($2.37B), Orthopaedic appliances, nes ($363M), Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or... ($294M), Natural gas in gaseous state ($246M), and Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, lobsters... ($199M).

Imports In 2023, United States' Portland, Me imported $16.2B, making it the 35th largest importer out of the 43 importers in United States. In 2023 top imports of Portland, Me were Light petroleum distillates nes ($1.74B), Petroleum spirit for motor vehicles ($1.6B), Commodities not specified according to kind ($900M), Frozen Crabs ($569M), and Frozen Homarus Lobsters ($487M).

Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of Portland, Me according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Non-Mechanical Removal Machinery (1.9), Polymer Ion-Exchangers (1.74), Fork-Lifts (1.63), Vegetable Parchment (1.55), Papermaking Machines (1.42), Laboratory Reagents (1.31), Other Inorganic Acids Salts (1.29), Telephones (1.24), Rubber Textile Fabric (1.06), and Tractors (1.03). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

Color
Depth
Top Destination (2023)Canada$2.95B
Top Product (2023)Other Aircraft parts $2.37B

In 2023 the top export destinations of Portland, Me were Canada ($2.95B), United Kingdom ($585M), Netherlands ($525M), Poland ($456M), and Belgium ($246M).

In 2023 the top exports of Portland, Me were Other Aircraft parts ($2.37B), Orthopaedic appliances, nes ($363M), Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or... ($294M), Natural gas in gaseous state ($246M), and Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, lobsters... ($199M).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Taiwan $82.4M (826k%)
Netherlands $40.1M (131%)
Spain $28.3M (1.05k%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Poland -$223M (-99.6%)
Italy -$66.9M (-99.3%)
Belgium -$58.9M (-96.3%)

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Yearly Imports

Color
Depth
Top Origin (2023)Canada$10.1B
Top Import (2023)Light petroleum distillates nes$1.74B

In 2023 the top import origins of Portland, Me were Canada ($10.1B), France ($486M), Germany ($447M), Switzerland ($396M), and Ireland ($329M).

In 2023 the top imports of Portland, Me were Light petroleum distillates nes ($1.74B), Petroleum spirit for motor vehicles ($1.6B), Commodities not specified according to kind ($900M), Frozen Crabs ($569M), and Frozen Homarus Lobsters ($487M).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Israel $24.4M (15.8k%)
Turkey $12.4M (2.89k%)
France $6.25M (33.4%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Canada -$19M (-2.03%)
Switzerland -$12.6M (-97.6%)
Germany -$11.2M (-40.7%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of Portland, Me

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Economic Complexity (2023)0.23

Portland, Me ranks 31st out of the 43 districts in United States according to ECI.

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

Estimated using exports data.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Portland, Me already has a comparative advantage, are led by Wood Pulp Lyes (0.21), Harvesting Machinery (0.21), Cutting Blades (0.21), Coin (0.21), and Sulfite Chemical Woodpulp (0.2).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Portland, Me according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Non-Mechanical Removal Machinery (1.9), Polymer Ion-Exchangers (1.74), Fork-Lifts (1.63), Vegetable Parchment (1.55), Papermaking Machines (1.42), Laboratory Reagents (1.31), Other Inorganic Acids Salts (1.29), Telephones (1.24), Rubber Textile Fabric (1.06), and Tractors (1.03). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Aircraft Parts (103.90), Explosive Ammunition (59.17), Compounded Unvulcanised Rubber (30.31), Kaolin (22.18), and Rough Wood (21.49).

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Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since Portland, Me is more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

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Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of  Portland, Me. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Portland, Me exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

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Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a territory's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions. Bubble size corresponds to exports value by year 2020.

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