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About

Malaysia-Costa Rica In 2022, Malaysia exported $438M to Costa Rica. The main products that Malaysia exported to Costa Rica are Integrated Circuits ($266M), Oscilloscopes ($65.7M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($33.8M). During the last 27 years the exports of Malaysia to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 23.3%, from $1.52M in 1995 to $438M in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Malaysia In 2022, Costa Rica exported $61.3M to Malaysia. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($24.1M), Iron Fasteners ($11.2M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($6.82M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 17.8%, from $741k in 1995 to $61.3M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Malaysia ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 22 in total exports ($378B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $438M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Malaysia to Costa Rica were Integrated Circuits ($266M), Oscilloscopes ($65.7M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($33.8M). During the last 27 years the exports of Malaysia to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 23.3%, from $1.52M in 1995 to $438M in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $61.3M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($24.1M), Iron Fasteners ($11.2M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($6.82M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 17.8%, from $741k in 1995 to $61.3M in 2022.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Costa Rica were Singapore ($53.8B), China ($48.5B), and United States ($44.2B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Machines ($326M), Instruments ($75M), and Metals ($13.1M).

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($38.1M), Metals ($15.1M), and Instruments ($5.38M).

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

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

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