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$30.6BCURRENT US$
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43.9%CURRENT US$
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44.8%CURRENT US$
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13.8%CURRENT US$
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$13,199CURRENT US$
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About

Papua New Guinea-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Papua New Guinea exported $691k to Costa Rica. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to Costa Rica were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($687k), Prepared Cereals ($3.26k), and Integrated Circuits ($659). Over the past 8 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 90%, from $4.06k in 2014 to $691k in 2022.

In 2022, Papua New Guinea did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica-Papua New Guinea In N/A, Costa Rica did not export any products to Papua New Guinea.

In 2022, Costa Rica did not export any services to Papua New Guinea.

Comparison: In 2022,  Papua New Guinea ranked 125 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.53), and 87 in total exports ($15.4B). 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, Papua New Guinea exported $691k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to Costa Rica were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($687k), Prepared Cereals ($3.26k), and Integrated Circuits ($659). During the last 8 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 90%, from $4.06k in 2014 to $691k in 2022.

Costa Rica does not register exports to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea were Confectionery Sugar ($40.8k), Sowing Seeds ($40.5k), and Light Fixtures ($9.59k).

Exports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Papua New Guinea
Top Destination
Japan$4.03B
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Papua New Guinea than Costa Rica included Japan ($4.03B), China ($3.44B), and Australia ($1.74B).

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

Difference in imports from Costa Rica (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Papua New Guinea - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Animal Products ($687k), Foodstuffs ($3.26k), and Machines ($919).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Papua New Guinea Costa Rica+$8.63kNon-fillet Frozen Fish
Top Product Potential Costa Rica Papua New Guinea+$26.4kConfectionery Sugar

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 Papua New Guinea and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea.

Product Space of Papua New Guinea (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

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