Exports
$3.75T
· Apr 2026
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1948-49 Recession · Nov 1948 – Oct 1949
1953-54 Recession · Jul 1953 – May 1954
1957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 1958
1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 1961
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
$1.0T
$2.0T
$3.0T
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
$3.75T
Exports — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Exports
1947
$0.02T
1948
$0.01T
1949
$0.01T
1950
$0.01T
1951
$0.02T
1952
$0.02T
1953
$0.02T
1954
$0.02T
1955
$0.02T
1956
$0.02T
1957
$0.02T
1958
$0.02T
1959
$0.02T
1960
$0.03T
1961
$0.03T
1962
$0.03T
1963
$0.03T
1964
$0.04T
1965
$0.04T
1966
$0.04T
1967
$0.04T
1968
$0.05T
1969
$0.06T
1970
$0.06T
1971
$0.06T
1972
$0.08T
1973
$0.11T
1974
$0.14T
1975
$0.14T
1976
$0.16T
1977
$0.16T
1978
$0.21T
1979
$0.25T
1980
$0.29T
1981
$0.30T
1982
$0.27T
1983
$0.29T
1984
$0.31T
1985
$0.31T
1986
$0.33T
1987
$0.39T
1988
$0.47T
1989
$0.52T
1990
$0.57T
1991
$0.62T
1992
$0.64T
1993
$0.67T
1994
$0.76T
1995
$0.84T
1996
$0.90T
1997
$0.97T
1998
$0.97T
1999
$1.03T
2000
$1.11T
2001
$0.95T
2002
$1.00T
2003
$1.09T
2004
$1.22T
2005
$1.35T
2006
$1.53T
2007
$1.75T
2008
$1.70T
2009
$1.70T
2010
$1.97T
2011
$2.15T
2012
$2.24T
2013
$2.35T
2014
$2.38T
2015
$2.22T
2016
$2.27T
2017
$2.48T
2018
$2.54T
2019
$2.54T
2020
$2.28T
2021
$2.78T
2022
$3.06T
2023
$3.11T
2024
$3.25T
2025
$3.35T
2026
$3.75T
Source: FRED · EXPGS · econscout.com