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2023
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Exports $429MRnk 13 / 172
2023
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Top Product $62.7MOther Edible Preparations
2023
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Exports $312MRnk 5 / 150
2023
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Top Product $71.4MToilet Paper
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.34Rnk 48 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.0012Rnk 63 / 132
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GDP$86.5BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH69.8%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP$34BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH54.7%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $16,942CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH56.8%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC$5,391CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH50.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Costa Rica-El Salvador Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $429M to El Salvador. The main products that Costa Rica exported to El Salvador were Other Edible Preparations ($62.7M), Sauces and Seasonings ($27.4M), and Other Small Iron Pipes ($23.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 8.49%, from $286M in 2018 to $429M in 2023.

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

El Salvador-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, El Salvador exported $312M to Costa Rica. The main products that El Salvador exported to Costa Rica were Toilet Paper ($71.4M), Plastic Lids ($32.7M), and Processed Fish ($17M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 3.28%,  from $266M in 2018 to $312M in 2023.

In 2023, El Salvador 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, El Salvador ranked 63 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0012), and 118 in total exports ($6.76B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Costa Rica exported $429M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Costa Rica to El Salvador were Other Edible Preparations ($62.7M), Sauces and Seasonings ($27.4M), and Other Small Iron Pipes ($23.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 8.49%, from $286M in 2018 to $429M in 2023.

In 2018, El Salvador exported $312M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from El Salvador to Costa Rica were Toilet Paper ($71.4M), Plastic Lids ($32.7M), and Processed Fish ($17M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 3.28%, from $266M in 2023 to $312M in 2018.

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2023)

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Trade between Costa Rica (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag)

Costa Rica Exports

El Salvador Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B
El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.41B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than El Salvador included United States ($9.5B), Netherlands ($1.52B), and China ($1.17B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Costa Rica included Honduras ($1.03B), Guatemala ($1.15B), and Cote d'Ivoire ($1.87M).

Difference in imports from El Salvador (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - El Salvador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Costa Rica had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Foodstuffs ($154M), Metals ($50.9M), and Animal Products ($50.6M).

During 2018, El Salvador had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Paper Goods ($92M), Plastics and Rubbers ($53M), and Foodstuffs ($44.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica El Salvador+$1.51MMedical Instruments
Top Product Potential El Salvador Costa Rica+$3.07MRefined 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 El Salvador. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over El Salvador. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of El Salvador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

Product Space of Costa Rica (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

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