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About

Switzerland-Costa Rica In 2022, Switzerland exported $232M to Costa Rica. The main products that Switzerland exported to Costa Rica are Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($126M), Medical Instruments ($31.8M), and Packaged Medicaments ($23.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Switzerland to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 7.73%, from $31M in 1995 to $232M in 2022.

In 2022, Switzerland did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica-Switzerland In 2022, Costa Rica exported $81M to Switzerland. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Switzerland were Coffee ($50M), Tropical Fruits ($10.2M), and Medical Instruments ($5.1M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 3.67%, from $30.6M in 1995 to $81M in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica did not export any services to Switzerland.

Comparison In 2022,  Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85), and 17 in total exports ($402B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Switzerland exported $232M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Switzerland to Costa Rica were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($126M), Medical Instruments ($31.8M), and Packaged Medicaments ($23.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Switzerland to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 7.73%, from $31M in 1995 to $232M in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $81M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Switzerland were Coffee ($50M), Tropical Fruits ($10.2M), and Medical Instruments ($5.1M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 3.67%, from $30.6M in 1995 to $81M in 2022.

Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Switzerland
Top Destination
United States$61.7B
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B

This map shows whether countries import more from Switzerland or Costa Rica. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Switzerland and Costa Rica or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Costa Rica were United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Switzerland were Guatemala ($821M), Nicaragua ($593M), and Honduras ($517M).

Difference in imports from Costa Rica (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Switzerland and Costa Rica by product, considering products traded by both, Switzerland and Costa Rica.

During 2022, Switzerland had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Chemical Products ($160M), Instruments ($46.7M), and Machines ($10M).

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($62.8M), Instruments ($7.07M), and Foodstuffs ($4.76M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Switzerland has comparative advantage over Costa Rica. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Costa Rica has comparative advantage over Switzerland.

Product Space of Switzerland (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

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