Kenya (KEN) and Costa Rica (CRI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $394k to Costa Rica. The main products that Kenya exported to Costa Rica were Coffee and Tea Extracts ($199k), Knit T-shirts ($84.4k), and Video and Card Games ($24.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 46.5%, from $58.3k in 2017 to $394k in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.56M to Kenya. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Kenya were Paper Containers ($671k), Industrial Furnaces ($412k), and Sowing Seeds ($99.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 74.2%, from $97.1k in 2017 to $1.56M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.32), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $394k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Kenya to Costa Rica were Coffee and Tea Extracts ($199k), Knit T-shirts ($84.4k), and Video and Card Games ($24.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 46.5%, from $58.3k in 2017 to $394k in 2022.

In 2017, Costa Rica exported $1.56M to Kenya. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Kenya were Paper Containers ($671k), Industrial Furnaces ($412k), and Sowing Seeds ($99.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 74.2%, from $97.1k in 2022 to $1.56M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Costa Rica () (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Costa Rica ()

Kenya Exports

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Costa Rica Exports

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Jan 2018

Market Competitiveness

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Export Growth

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Costa Rica included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Rwanda ($439M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Kenya included United States ($6.83B), Guatemala ($821M), and Netherlands ($1.22B).

Difference in imports from Costa Rica () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Costa Rica

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Foodstuffs ($199k), Textiles ($161k), and Miscellaneous ($25.6k).

During 2017, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Paper Goods ($671k), Machines ($552k), and Vegetable Products ($103k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Costa Rica+$86.5kKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Costa Rica Kenya+$210kMedical 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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kenya and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Costa Rica () (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Costa Rica ()

Kenya Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Costa Rica () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Costa Rica

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Costa Rica () (2022)

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