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About

Costa Rica-Japan In 2022, Costa Rica exported $306M to Japan. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Japan are Medical Instruments ($231M), Orthopedic Appliances ($20.9M), and Coffee ($7.34M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 8.58%, from $33.2M in 1995 to $306M in 2022.

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

Japan-Costa Rica In 2022, Japan exported $477M to Costa Rica. The main products that Japan exported to Costa Rica were Cars ($106M), Integrated Circuits ($48M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($47.6M). During the last 27 years the exports of Japan to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 5.15%, from $123M in 1995 to $477M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.99), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $306M to Japan. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Japan were Medical Instruments ($231M), Orthopedic Appliances ($20.9M), and Coffee ($7.34M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 8.58%, from $33.2M in 1995 to $306M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan exported $477M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Japan to Costa Rica were Cars ($106M), Integrated Circuits ($48M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($47.6M). During the last 27 years the exports of Japan to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 5.15%, from $123M in 1995 to $477M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Costa Rica Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Japan were Nicaragua ($593M), Honduras ($517M), and Guatemala ($821M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Japan than Costa Rica were China ($135B), United States ($137B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Japan

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Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Instruments ($261M), Vegetable Products ($12.9M), and Machines ($11.1M).

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Transportation ($157M), Metals ($125M), and Machines ($116M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Costa Rica has comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Japan has comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

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

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