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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for West Virginia. In January 2024 West Virginia was the number 40 in total exports and the number 45 in total imports in United States.

Exports In 2023, United States' West Virginia exported $7.67B, making it the 40th largest exporter out of the 53 exporters in United States. In 2023 the top exports of West Virginia were Bituminous coal, not agglomerated ($1.3B), Engines, spark-ignition reciprocating, over 1000 cc ($1.25B), Polyamides: nylons ($204M), Other Aircraft parts ($163M), and Primary Form Polyethers (excluding polyacetals), with... ($139M).

Imports In 2023, United States' West Virginia imported $4.1B, making it the 45th largest importer out of the 53 importers in United States. In 2023 top imports of West Virginia were Turbo-jet engines of a thrust >... ($546M), Parts of turbo-jet or turbo-propeller engines ($327M), Parts for electric motors and generators ($201M), Commodities not specified according to kind ($171M), and Terephthalic acid, its salts ($153M).

Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of West Virginia according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Other Esters (2.03), Phosphoric Esters and Salts (1.84), Other Organo-Inorganic Compounds (1.77), Silicone (1.74), Polymer Ion-Exchangers (1.74), Lubricating Products (1.68), Chemical Analysis Instruments (1.63), Polyamides (1.6), Nickel Sheets (1.58), and Hydrides and other anions (1.55). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

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Depth
Top Destination (2023)Canada$2.13B
Top Product (2023)Bituminous coal, not agglomerated$1.3B

In 2023 the top export destinations of West Virginia were Canada ($2.13B), China ($539M), Japan ($377M), Netherlands ($291M), and Belgium ($285M).

In 2023 the top exports of West Virginia were Bituminous coal, not agglomerated ($1.3B), Engines, spark-ignition reciprocating, over 1000 cc ($1.25B), Polyamides: nylons ($204M), Other Aircraft parts ($163M), and Primary Form Polyethers (excluding polyacetals), with... ($139M).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Mexico $9.14M (52.8%)
United Kingdom $5.97M (94%)
Israel $5.79M (5.49k%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
China -$57.8M (-60.2%)
Italy -$40.8M (-94.9%)
Belgium -$29.3M (-71.7%)

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Yearly Imports

Color
Depth
Top Origin (2023)Canada$2.1B

In 2023 the top import origins of West Virginia were Canada ($2.1B), Japan ($1.2B), Germany ($200M), China ($189M), and Mexico ($163M).

In 2023 the top imports of West Virginia were Turbo-jet engines of a thrust >... ($546M), Parts of turbo-jet or turbo-propeller engines ($327M), Parts for electric motors and generators ($201M), Commodities not specified according to kind ($171M), and Terephthalic acid, its salts ($153M).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Canada $9.84M (5.75%)
France $6.82M (127%)
Germany $1.95M (12.9%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Japan -$36.5M (-32%)
Oman -$5.18M (-69%)
Taiwan -$4.44M (-55.9%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of West Virginia

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Economic Complexity (2023)0.45

West Virginia ranks 13th out of the 53 states and territories 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 West Virginia already has a comparative advantage, are led by Photographic Chemicals (0.16), Acrylic Polymers (0.15), Cyclic Hydrocarbons (0.15), Other Nickel Products (0.15), and Petroleum Resins (0.14).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of West Virginia according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Other Esters (2.03), Phosphoric Esters and Salts (1.84), Other Organo-Inorganic Compounds (1.77), Silicone (1.74), Polymer Ion-Exchangers (1.74), Lubricating Products (1.68), Chemical Analysis Instruments (1.63), Polyamides (1.6), Nickel Sheets (1.58), and Hydrides and other anions (1.55). 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 Spark-Ignition Engines (99.66), Nickel Sheets (89.73), Hydraulic Brake Fluid (55.97), Aldehydes (54.74), and Polyamides (53.75).

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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 West Virginia 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  West Virginia. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that West Virginia 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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