2022
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GDP
$68.4BCURRENT US$
Rnk 83 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
44.8%CURRENT US$
Rnk 76 / 186
2022
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 GDP
$14.6BCURRENT US$
Rnk 132 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
-17.4%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$13,199CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
32.4%CURRENT US$
Rnk 60 / 186
2022
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GDP PC
$2,448CURRENT US$
Rnk 138 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-34.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Costa Rica-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2020, Costa Rica exported $20.2k to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Republic of the Congo were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $47.8k in 2015 to $20.2k in 2020.

In 2020, Costa Rica did not export any services to Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo-Costa Rica Trade: In 2020, Republic of the Congo exported $28.7k to Costa Rica. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Costa Rica were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 128%,  from $464 in 2015 to $28.7k in 2020.

In 2020, 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, Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2020, Costa Rica exported $20.2k to Republic of the Congo. There were not main exports from Costa Rica to Republic of the Congo in 2020. During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $47.8k in 2015 to $20.2k in 2020.

In 2016, Republic of the Congo exported $28.7k to Costa Rica. There were not main exports from Republic of the Congo to Costa Rica in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 128%, from $464 in 2021 to $28.7k in 2016.

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2021)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$4.82B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Costa Rica included China ($4.82B), India ($2.44B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.87B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2020, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of .

During 2016, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Republic of the Congo+$1.73kMedical Instruments
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Costa Rica+$2.43kRefined 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 Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Republic of the Congo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

Product Space of Costa Rica (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2021)

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