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2022
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Exports $31.7kRnk 153 / 178
2022
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Top Product $21.7kLow-voltage Protection Equipment
2022
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Exports $984Rnk 119 / 128
2022
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Top Product $440Industrial Food Preperation Machinery
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.32Rnk 51 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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GDP$68.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH44.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $13,199CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH32.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$586CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Costa Rica-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $31.7k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($21.7k), Excavation Machinery ($3.68k), and Cars ($3.05k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.4%, from $129k in 2017 to $31.7k in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $984 to Costa Rica. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Costa Rica were Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($440), Centrifuges ($286), and Asbestos Fibres ($69). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.2%,  from $6.87k in 2017 to $984 in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Comparison: In 2022,  Costa Rica ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.32), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B). That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Costa Rica exported $31.7k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($21.7k), Excavation Machinery ($3.68k), and Cars ($3.05k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.4%, from $129k in 2017 to $31.7k in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $984 to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Costa Rica were Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($440), Centrifuges ($286), and Asbestos Fibres ($69). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.2%, from $6.87k in 2022 to $984 in 2017.

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($6.83B), Netherlands ($1.22B), and Guatemala ($821M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Costa Rica included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.3B).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Costa Rica and Democratic Republic of the Congo by product, considering products traded by both, Costa Rica and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($25.3k), Transportation ($3.05k), and Chemical Products ($1.84k).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Machines ($759), Plastics and Rubbers ($84), and Stone And Glass ($69).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.66kMedical Instruments
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Costa Rica+$2.84kRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Costa Rica and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

Product Space of Costa Rica (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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