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$86.5BCURRENT US$
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69.8%CURRENT US$
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$3.28BCURRENT US$
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8.17%CURRENT US$
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$16,942CURRENT US$
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56.8%CURRENT US$
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$22,192CURRENT US$
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12.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Costa Rica-Curaçao Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $6.33M to Curaçao. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Curaçao were Other Edible Preparations ($2.97M), Packaged Medicaments ($860k), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($259k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Curaçao have increased at an annualized rate of 4.42%, from $5.1M in 2018 to $6.33M in 2023.

In 2023, Costa Rica did not export any services to Curaçao.

Curaçao-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Curaçao exported $41.6k to Costa Rica. The main products that Curaçao exported to Costa Rica were Chocolate ($11.9k), Excavation Machinery ($11.2k), and Nucleic Acids ($3.89k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Curaçao to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.33%,  from $242k in 2018 to $41.6k in 2023.

In 2023, Curaçao did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Comparison In 2023,  Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.34),  and 73 in total exports ($23.7B). That same year, Curaçao ranked 174 in total exports ($370M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Costa Rica exported $6.33M to Curaçao. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Curaçao were Other Edible Preparations ($2.97M), Packaged Medicaments ($860k), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($259k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Curaçao have increased at an annualized rate of 4.42%, from $5.1M in 2018 to $6.33M in 2023.

In 2018, Curaçao exported $41.6k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Curaçao to Costa Rica were Chocolate ($11.9k), Excavation Machinery ($11.2k), and Nucleic Acids ($3.89k). During the last 5 years the exports of Curaçao to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.33%, from $242k in 2023 to $41.6k in 2018.

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Curaçao (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Curaçao (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

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

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$9.5B
Curaçao
Top Destination
Armenia$212M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Curaçao included United States ($9.5B), Netherlands ($1.52B), and China ($1.17B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Curaçao than Costa Rica included Armenia ($212M), Nigeria ($2.03M), and Grenada ($2.42M).

Difference in imports from Curaçao (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Curaçao

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Curaçao in the exports of Foodstuffs ($3.48M), Chemical Products ($1.13M), and Vegetable Products ($382k).

During 2018, Curaçao had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Foodstuffs ($13.5k), Machines ($13.3k), and Chemical Products ($5.33k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Costa Rica (Flag) and Curaçao (Flag) (2023)

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