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About

Costa Rica-China In 2022, Costa Rica exported $430M to China. The main products that Costa Rica exported to China are Medical Instruments ($156M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($95.7M), and Semiconductor Devices ($25.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to China have increased at an annualized rate of 9.89%, from $33.6M in 1995 to $430M in 2022.

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

China-Costa Rica In 2022, China exported $3.01B to Costa Rica. The main products that China exported to Costa Rica were Broadcasting Equipment ($150M), Cars ($128M), and Computers ($99.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 18.5%, from $30.5M in 1995 to $3.01B in 2022.

In 2022, China 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, China ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.01), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $430M to China. The main products exported from Costa Rica to China were Medical Instruments ($156M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($95.7M), and Semiconductor Devices ($25.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to China have increased at an annualized rate of 9.89%, from $33.6M in 1995 to $430M in 2022.

In 2022, China exported $3.01B to Costa Rica. The main products exported from China to Costa Rica were Broadcasting Equipment ($150M), Cars ($128M), and Computers ($99.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 18.5%, from $30.5M in 1995 to $3.01B in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Costa Rica Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than China were Saint Martin ($342k), Guam ($43.3k), and Northern Mariana Islands ($14.6k).

In 2021, countries that imported more from China than Costa Rica were United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - China

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with China in the exports of Instruments ($173M), Animal Products ($104M), and Machines ($84.3M).

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Machines ($909M), Metals ($483M), and Transportation ($277M).

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

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

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