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About

Costa Rica-Netherlands In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.22B to Netherlands. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Netherlands are Medical Instruments ($438M), Orthopedic Appliances ($141M), and Bananas ($138M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 9.86%, from $96.2M in 1995 to $1.22B in 2022.

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

Netherlands-Costa Rica In 2022, Netherlands exported $158M to Costa Rica. The main products that Netherlands exported to Costa Rica were Medical Instruments ($12.2M), Bulbs and Roots ($10.2M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($7.86M). During the last 27 years the exports of Netherlands to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 4.33%, from $50.4M in 1995 to $158M in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands 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, Netherlands ranked 20 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.1), and 6 in total exports ($674B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.22B to Netherlands. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Netherlands were Medical Instruments ($438M), Orthopedic Appliances ($141M), and Bananas ($138M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 9.86%, from $96.2M in 1995 to $1.22B in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands exported $158M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Netherlands to Costa Rica were Medical Instruments ($12.2M), Bulbs and Roots ($10.2M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($7.86M). During the last 27 years the exports of Netherlands to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 4.33%, from $50.4M in 1995 to $158M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Costa Rica Exports

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B

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

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Costa Rica were Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Netherlands

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Instruments ($579M), Vegetable Products ($303M), and Foodstuffs ($138M).

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Chemical Products ($37.3M), Vegetable Products ($23.2M), and Instruments ($23M).

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 Netherlands. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Netherlands has comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

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

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