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About

Costa Rica-Brazil In 2022, Costa Rica exported $84.5M to Brazil. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Brazil are Glass Bottles ($32.3M), Orthopedic Appliances ($11.8M), and Therapeutic Appliances ($6.59M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 8.49%, from $9.36M in 1995 to $84.5M in 2022.

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

Brazil-Costa Rica In 2022, Brazil exported $558M to Costa Rica. The main products that Brazil exported to Costa Rica were Corn ($90.7M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($68.7M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($61.4M). During the last 27 years the exports of Brazil to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 6.41%, from $104M in 1995 to $558M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B). That same year, Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.29), and 25 in total exports ($341B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $84.5M to Brazil. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Brazil were Glass Bottles ($32.3M), Orthopedic Appliances ($11.8M), and Therapeutic Appliances ($6.59M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 8.49%, from $9.36M in 1995 to $84.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Brazil exported $558M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Brazil to Costa Rica were Corn ($90.7M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($68.7M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($61.4M). During the last 27 years the exports of Brazil to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 6.41%, from $104M in 1995 to $558M in 2022.

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

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

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

Costa Rica Exports

Brazil Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B
Brazil
Top Destination
China$90.1B

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

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Brazil than Costa Rica were China ($90.1B), United States ($36.6B), and Argentina ($15.4B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Brazil

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Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Stone And Glass ($32.5M), Instruments ($24.2M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($9.22M).

During 2022, Brazil had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Vegetable Products ($145M), Transportation ($127M), and Metals ($77.1M).

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 Costa Rica has comparative advantage over Brazil. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Brazil has comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

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

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