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About

Saudi Arabia-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $11.4M to Costa Rica. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Costa Rica were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 26.7%, from $3.49M in 2017 to $11.4M in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $35.3M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Saudi Arabia were Bananas ($28.8M), Medical Instruments ($3.04M), and Coffee ($3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%,  from $20.2M in 2017 to $35.3M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). 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, Saudi Arabia exported $11.4M to Costa Rica. There were not main exports from Saudi Arabia to Costa Rica in 2022. During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 26.7%, from $3.49M in 2017 to $11.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Costa Rica exported $35.3M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Saudi Arabia were Bananas ($28.8M), Medical Instruments ($3.04M), and Coffee ($3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $20.2M in 2022 to $35.3M in 2017.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Costa Rica included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Saudi Arabia included Guatemala ($821M), Nicaragua ($593M), and Panama ($564M).

Difference in imports from Costa Rica (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($7.57M), Paper Goods ($3.33M), and Chemical Products ($314k).

During 2017, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($32.2M), Instruments ($3.04M), and Foodstuffs ($77.3k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Saudi Arabia and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia.

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

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