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Costa Rica-Greece Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $22.7M to Greece. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Greece were Tropical Fruits ($8.44M), Bananas ($7.04M), and Coffee ($3.91M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Greece have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.22%, from $26.7M in 2018 to $22.7M in 2023.

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

Greece-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Greece exported $25M to Costa Rica. The main products that Greece exported to Costa Rica were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($19.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($1.46M), and Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($1.15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Greece to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 51.8%, from $3.1M in 2018 to $25M in 2023.

In 2023, Greece 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, Greece ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.4), and 56 in total exports ($53.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Costa Rica exported $22.7M to Greece. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Greece were Tropical Fruits ($8.44M), Bananas ($7.04M), and Coffee ($3.91M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Greece have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.22%, from $26.7M in 2018 to $22.7M in 2023.

In 2018, Greece exported $25M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Greece to Costa Rica were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($19.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($1.46M), and Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($1.15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Greece to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 51.8%, from $3.1M in 2023 to $25M in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Costa Rica () and Greece ()

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Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B

Greece
Top DestinationItaly$6.21B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Greece included United States ($9.5B), Guatemala ($846M), and Nicaragua ($661M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Greece than Costa Rica included Italy ($6.21B), Cyprus ($3.03B), and Germany ($3.06B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Greece

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

During 2023, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Greece in the exports of Vegetable Products ($20.2M), Foodstuffs ($1.97M), and Metals ($227k).

During 2018, Greece had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Transportation ($19.2M), Foodstuffs ($2.08M), and Chemical Products ($1.51M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Greece+$2.03MCoffee

Top Product Potential Greece Costa Rica+$2.22MPackaged 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.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Costa Rica () and Greece ()

Costa Rica Exports

Greece Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Greece

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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