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2022
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Exports $44.9kRnk 150 / 178
2022
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Top Product $38.9kOther Plastic Products
2022
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Exports $1.55kRnk 127 / 133
2022
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Top Product $436Non-Knit Women's Shirts
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.32Rnk 51 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.32Rnk 122 / 133
2022
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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$72.8BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH76.5%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 GROWTH32.4%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$2,176CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH41.6%CURRENT US$
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Costa Rica-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $44.9k to Ghana. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Ghana were Other Plastic Products ($38.9k) and Other Measuring Instruments ($6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 34.9%, from $384k in 2017 to $44.9k in 2022.

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

Ghana-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $1.55k to Costa Rica. The main products that Ghana exported to Costa Rica were Non-Knit Women's Shirts ($436), Other Electrical Machinery ($407), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($385). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 59.8%,  from $148k in 2017 to $1.55k in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana 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, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $44.9k to Ghana. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Ghana were Other Plastic Products ($38.9k) and Other Measuring Instruments ($6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 34.9%, from $384k in 2017 to $44.9k in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $1.55k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Ghana to Costa Rica were Non-Knit Women's Shirts ($436), Other Electrical Machinery ($407), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($385). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 59.8%, from $148k in 2022 to $1.55k in 2017.

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

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

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

Costa Rica Exports

Date

Ghana Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B
Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Costa Rica included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and India ($2.04B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Ghana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($38.9k) and Instruments ($6k).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Textiles ($875), Machines ($407), and Vegetable Products ($246).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Ghana+$82.9kOther Plastic Products
Top Product Potential Ghana Costa Rica+$3.2kRefined 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 Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

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

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