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18.1%CURRENT US$
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44.8%CURRENT US$
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11.8%CURRENT US$
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$13,199CURRENT US$
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Netherlands-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $153M 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). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 24.9%, from $50.4M in 2017 to $153M in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $647M to Netherlands. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Netherlands were Medical Instruments ($438M), Orthopedic Appliances ($141M), and Bananas ($138M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 46.4%,  from $96.2M in 2017 to $647M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Netherlands exported $153M 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 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 24.9%, from $50.4M in 2017 to $153M in 2022.

In 2017, Costa Rica exported $647M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Netherlands were Medical Instruments ($438M), Orthopedic Appliances ($141M), and Bananas ($138M). During the last 22 years the exports of Costa Rica to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 46.4%, from $96.2M in 1995 to $647M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Costa Rica included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Netherlands included Guatemala ($821M), Nicaragua ($593M), and Honduras ($517M).

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of N/A.

During 2017, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Instruments ($579M), Vegetable Products ($303M), and Foodstuffs ($138M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Costa Rica+$6.49MMedical Instruments
Top Product Potential Costa Rica Netherlands+$11.9MIntegrated Circuits

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 Netherlands and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands 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 Netherlands.

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

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