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About

Costa Rica-Israel Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $31.1M to Israel. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Israel were Medical Instruments ($7.61M), Tropical Fruits ($5.59M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($4.67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 24.2%, from $10.5M in 2018 to $31.1M in 2023.

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

Israel-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Israel exported $36.4M to Costa Rica. The main products that Israel exported to Costa Rica were Pesticides ($10.8M), Raw Plastic Sheeting ($2.3M), and Other Plastic Sheetings ($1.68M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Israel to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.88%,  from $52M in 2018 to $36.4M in 2023.

In 2007, Israel exported services to Costa Rica worth $2.92M, with Construction services ($2.92M) being the largest in terms of value.

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, Israel ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.28), and 49 in total exports ($69.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Costa Rica exported $31.1M to Israel. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Israel were Medical Instruments ($7.61M), Tropical Fruits ($5.59M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($4.67M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 24.2%, from $10.5M in 2018 to $31.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Israel exported $36.4M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Israel to Costa Rica were Pesticides ($10.8M), Raw Plastic Sheeting ($2.3M), and Other Plastic Sheetings ($1.68M). During the last 5 years the exports of Israel to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.88%, from $52M in 2023 to $36.4M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Costa Rica Exports

Israel Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$9.5B
Israel
Top Destination
United States$20.3B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Israel included Guatemala ($846M), Nicaragua ($661M), and Panama ($585M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Israel than Costa Rica included United States ($20.3B), China ($7.09B), and Ireland ($4.22B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Israel

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Israel in the exports of Instruments ($13.2M), Vegetable Products ($8.29M), and Machines ($5.92M).

During 2018, Israel had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Chemical Products ($15.2M), Instruments ($7.15M), and Machines ($6.35M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Israel+$1.62MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Israel Costa Rica+$1.97MMedical Instruments

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 Israel. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Israel. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Israel indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

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

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