Costa Rica (CRI) and France (FRA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Costa Rica-France Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $116M to France. The main products that Costa Rica exported to France were Tropical Fruits ($36.6M), Bananas ($16.6M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($14.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $230M in 2018 to $116M in 2023.

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

France-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, France exported $150M to Costa Rica. The main products that France exported to Costa Rica were Packaged Medicaments ($27.7M), Beauty Products ($8.81M), and Other Sugars ($5.77M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 3.85%, from $124M in 2018 to $150M in 2023.

In 2023, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2023, Costa Rica exported $116M to France. The main products exported from Costa Rica to France were Tropical Fruits ($36.6M), Bananas ($16.6M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($14.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $230M in 2018 to $116M in 2023.

In 2018, France exported $150M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from France to Costa Rica were Packaged Medicaments ($27.7M), Beauty Products ($8.81M), and Other Sugars ($5.77M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 3.85%, from $124M in 2023 to $150M in 2018.

Exports from Costa Rica () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Costa Rica () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Costa Rica () and France ()

Costa Rica Exports

Date

France Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B

France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than France included Guatemala ($846M), Nicaragua ($661M), and Honduras ($575M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Costa Rica included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and Belgium ($49.2B).

Difference in imports from France () and Costa Rica () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - France

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2023, Costa Rica had a large net trade with France in the exports of Vegetable Products ($70.6M), Machines ($21.2M), and Foodstuffs ($13.7M).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Chemical Products ($56.1M), Foodstuffs ($19.5M), and Machines ($17.3M).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

View

Top 20

Top 15

Top 10

Sort By

Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Costa Rica France+$8.46MBananas

Top Product Potential France Costa Rica+$12MPackaged Medicaments

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.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

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

About

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Costa Rica () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Costa Rica () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Costa Rica () and France ()

Costa Rica Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from France () and Costa Rica () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - France

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Costa Rica () and France () (2023)

Keep Exploring