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Your guide to exporting from and investing in Illinois.
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Export from Illinois
What Illinois sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$80 billion
Source: Census Bureau, Exhibit 2 state export origin, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Invest in Illinois
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
GDP
US$1.24 trillion
Source: BEA, GDP by state, 2025 (annual update, September 2026) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
14
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Illinois at a glance
PopulationEstimate
12.7 million
The population was 12,719,141 as of July 1, 2025.
Source: Census Bureau, state population estimates, July 1, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$1.24 trillion
GDP was US$1,240,982.7 million in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: BEA, GDP by state, 2025 (annual update, September 2026) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$97,568
GDP per person was US$97,568.1 in 2025, in current dollars, computed from BEA's GDP and the Census Bureau's population estimate.
Source: BEA, GDP by state, 2025 (annual update, September 2026) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
2.6%
Real GDP growth was 2.6 percent in 2025, BEA's published percent change.
Source: BEA, GDP by state, 2025 (annual update, September 2026) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.