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Top Product $36.5MCars
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Top Product $51.3MBananas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.75Rnk 3 / 124
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.31Rnk 48 / 124
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Germany-Costa Rica In 2022, Germany exported $374M to Costa Rica. The main products that Germany exported to Costa Rica are Cars ($36.5M), Copper Wire ($34.1M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($27.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Germany to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 4.63%, from $110M in 1995 to $374M in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Germany In 2022, Costa Rica exported $270M to Germany. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Germany were Bananas ($51.3M), Orthopedic Appliances ($25.9M), and Palm Oil ($24.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 1.15%, from $198M in 1995 to $270M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Germany ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.75), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

Latest Trends

January, 2024

About

Overview In January 2024, Germany exported €24.4M and imported €57.3M from Costa Rica, resulting in a negative trade balance of €32.9M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Germany have decreased by €-4.97M (-16.9%) from €29.4M to €24.4M, while imports increased by €7.8M (15.7%) from €49.5M to €57.3M.

Trade In January 2024, the top exports of Germany to Costa Rica were Semi-finished products of copper and copper... (€5.04M), Medical, surgical equipment, orthopaedic apparatus (€3.34M), Motor cars and motor caravans (€2.73M), Measuring and automatical control instruments (€2.34M), and Other chemical final products (€2.05M). In January 2024 the top imports of Germany from Costa Rica were Tropical and subtropical fruits (€23.6M), Medical, surgical equipment, orthopaedic apparatus (€13.5M), Electronic devices (€2.08M), Fruit and vegetable juice (€1.77M), and Articles of plastic (€1.22M).

Origins In January 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Baden-Württemberg (€3.02M), Bavaria (€2.73M), North Rhine-Westphalia (€2.47M), Hamburg (€2.13M), and Hesse (€2.03M), while imports destinations were mainly Hamburg (€12.4M), Lower Saxony (€11.4M), Hesse (€10M), North Rhine-Westphalia (€7.31M), and Baden-Württemberg (€5.33M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year exports to Costa Rica was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Plastics (€-1.33M or -79.4%), Agricultural machinery (incl. tractors) (€-505k or -98.2%), and Machinery for working rubber or plastic (€-446k or -99.8%). In January 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year imports  from Costa Rica was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Medical, surgical equipment, orthopaedic apparatus (€2.24M or 20%), Fruit and vegetable juice (€1.05M or 147%), and Measuring and automatical control instruments (€871k or 1.61k%).

Latest Trade

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Value
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)€-4.97M(-16.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)€7.8M(15.7%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Baden-Württemberg€3.02M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Germany. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Germany over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Germany exported $374M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Germany to Costa Rica were Cars ($36.5M), Copper Wire ($34.1M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($27.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Germany to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 4.63%, from $110M in 1995 to $374M in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $270M to Germany. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Germany were Bananas ($51.3M), Orthopedic Appliances ($25.9M), and Palm Oil ($24.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 1.15%, from $198M in 1995 to $270M in 2022.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Germany than Costa Rica were United States ($153B), France ($120B), and China ($109B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Germany - Costa Rica

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

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Chemical Products ($84.3M), Machines ($76.9M), and Metals ($47M).

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Vegetable Products ($97.6M), Instruments ($60M), and Machines ($43.7M).

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

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

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