What are the largest U.S. services exports?

The largest U.S. services export categories include other business services, travel, financial services, intellectual property charges, and telecommunications/IT services. The U.S. is the world's largest services exporter.

Where does U.S. services trade data come from?

U.S. services trade data comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which publishes annual data on international services transactions. Unlike goods trade (Census Bureau, monthly), services data is only available annually.

Services Trade Explorer

Browse U.S. international services trade categories. See export and import values for financial services, travel, technology, IP, and more from Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data.

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Service Category	Export Value
Other business services OtherBusiness	$263.9B
Travel services Travel	$213.8B
Financial services Financial	$194.5B
Personal travel services TravelPersonal	$170.7B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e. ChargesForTheUseOfIpNie	$169.5B
Explicitly charged and other financial services FinExplicitAndOth	$169.1B
Professional and management consulting services ProfMgmtConsult	$160.0B
Legal, accounting, management consulting, and public relations services LegalAccountMgmtConsAndPubRel	$128.8B
Other personal travel services TravelPersonalOth	$114.8B
Business and management consulting and public relations services BusMgmtConsPubRel	$107.8B
Transport services Transport	$102.2B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.; licenses for the use of outcomes of research and development CipLicensesOutcomesResearchAndDev	$91.9B
Telecommunications, computer, and information services TelecomCompAndInfo	$90.8B
Air transport services TransportAir	$76.0B
Computer services Comp	$72.3B
Financial management services FinFinMan	$71.0B
Education-related services TravelEducation	$54.8B
Insurance premiums received InsPremiumsReceived	$53.4B
Technical, trade-related, and other business services TechTradeRelatedOth	$53.1B
Research and development services ResearchAndDev	$50.8B
Insurance premiums received reinsurance InsPremiumsReceivedReins	$49.2B
Computer software, including end-user licenses and customization CompSoftware	$46.2B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.; licenses to reproduce and/or distribute computer software CipLicensesCompSoftware	$45.0B
Charges for the use of intellectual property for licenses to reproduce and/or distribute computer software (backcasted for ICT services) CipCompSoftIct	$45.0B
Credit card and other credit-related services FinCredCardOthCredRelated	$43.5B
Business travel services TravelBusiness	$43.0B
Air passenger services TransportAirPass	$37.9B
Maintenance and repair services n.i.e. MaintenanceAndRepairNie	$35.5B
Other research and development services RDOthRD	$34.5B
Securities lending, electronic funds transfer, and other services FinSecLendEftOth	$32.3B
Advertising and related services AdvertisingAndRelated	$31.2B
Government goods and services n.i.e. GovtGoodsAndServicesNie	$30.8B
Advertising services Advertising	$30.6B
Insurance losses paid InsLossesPaid	$29.3B
Other business services n.i.e. OthBusinessNie	$29.0B
Insurance services Insurance	$28.2B
Insurance losses paid reinsurance InsLossesPaidReins	$27.4B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.; franchises and trademarks licensing fees CipLicensesFranchisesTrademarks	$26.8B
Other business travel services TravelBusinessOth	$26.3B
Financial intermediation services indirectly measured FinFisim	$25.4B
Air freight services TransportAirFreight	$23.6B
Reinsurance services InsuranceReIns	$22.2B
Personal, cultural, and recreational services PersonalCulturalAndRecreational	$21.1B
Sea transport services TransportSea	$20.9B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.; trademarks CipLicensesTrademarks	$19.4B
Audiovisual services AudioVisual	$17.1B
Rights to use audiovisual products AudVisRightsToUse	$17.0B
Expenditures by border, seasonal, and other short-term workers TravelShortTermWork	$16.7B
Legal services Legal	$16.3B
Work undertaken on a systematic basis to increase the stock of knowledge RDStockKnowledge	$16.3B

Service Category	Export Value
Other business services OtherBusiness	$263.9B
Travel services Travel	$213.8B
Financial services Financial	$194.5B
Personal travel services TravelPersonal	$170.7B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e. ChargesForTheUseOfIpNie	$169.5B
Explicitly charged and other financial services FinExplicitAndOth	$169.1B
Professional and management consulting services ProfMgmtConsult	$160.0B
Legal, accounting, management consulting, and public relations services LegalAccountMgmtConsAndPubRel	$128.8B
Other personal travel services TravelPersonalOth	$114.8B
Business and management consulting and public relations services BusMgmtConsPubRel	$107.8B
Transport services Transport	$102.2B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.; licenses for the use of outcomes of research and development CipLicensesOutcomesResearchAndDev	$91.9B
Telecommunications, computer, and information services TelecomCompAndInfo	$90.8B
Air transport services TransportAir	$76.0B
Computer services Comp	$72.3B
Financial management services FinFinMan	$71.0B
Education-related services TravelEducation	$54.8B
Insurance premiums received InsPremiumsReceived	$53.4B
Technical, trade-related, and other business services TechTradeRelatedOth	$53.1B
Research and development services ResearchAndDev	$50.8B
Insurance premiums received reinsurance InsPremiumsReceivedReins	$49.2B
Computer software, including end-user licenses and customization CompSoftware	$46.2B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.; licenses to reproduce and/or distribute computer software CipLicensesCompSoftware	$45.0B
Charges for the use of intellectual property for licenses to reproduce and/or distribute computer software (backcasted for ICT services) CipCompSoftIct	$45.0B
Credit card and other credit-related services FinCredCardOthCredRelated	$43.5B
Business travel services TravelBusiness	$43.0B
Air passenger services TransportAirPass	$37.9B
Maintenance and repair services n.i.e. MaintenanceAndRepairNie	$35.5B
Other research and development services RDOthRD	$34.5B
Securities lending, electronic funds transfer, and other services FinSecLendEftOth	$32.3B
Advertising and related services AdvertisingAndRelated	$31.2B
Government goods and services n.i.e. GovtGoodsAndServicesNie	$30.8B
Advertising services Advertising	$30.6B
Insurance losses paid InsLossesPaid	$29.3B
Other business services n.i.e. OthBusinessNie	$29.0B
Insurance services Insurance	$28.2B
Insurance losses paid reinsurance InsLossesPaidReins	$27.4B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.; franchises and trademarks licensing fees CipLicensesFranchisesTrademarks	$26.8B
Other business travel services TravelBusinessOth	$26.3B
Financial intermediation services indirectly measured FinFisim	$25.4B
Air freight services TransportAirFreight	$23.6B
Reinsurance services InsuranceReIns	$22.2B
Personal, cultural, and recreational services PersonalCulturalAndRecreational	$21.1B
Sea transport services TransportSea	$20.9B
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.; trademarks CipLicensesTrademarks	$19.4B
Audiovisual services AudioVisual	$17.1B
Rights to use audiovisual products AudVisRightsToUse	$17.0B
Expenditures by border, seasonal, and other short-term workers TravelShortTermWork	$16.7B
Legal services Legal	$16.3B
Work undertaken on a systematic basis to increase the stock of knowledge RDStockKnowledge	$16.3B