Trade with the Gulf countries, Iraq, and Iran represented less than 2% of California's total trade in 2025

$ USD billions

SOURCES: International Trade Administration using US Census Bureau data.
NOTES: Figure shows the Gulf countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates), Iraq, and Iran. The data used here provides detailed, comparable information on imports and exports at the state level and for different industries. Other methodologies produce slightly different estimates. See, for example, US Department of Agriculture data.
FROM: PPIC Blog, September 2026.
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