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2022
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Exports $8.79kRnk 105 / 127
2022
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Top Product $3.76kOther live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
2022
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Exports $271kRnk 130 / 178
2022
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Top Product $177kIndustrial Furnaces
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.85Rnk 105 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.32Rnk 51 / 133
2022
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GDP$45.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH66.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$68.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH44.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $964CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH21%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$13,199CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH32.4%CURRENT US$
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Uganda-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $8.79k to Costa Rica. The main products that Uganda exported to Costa Rica were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($3.76k), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($2.73k), and Excavation Machinery ($2.28k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 9.38%, from $5.61k in 2017 to $8.79k in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $271k to Uganda. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Uganda were Industrial Furnaces ($177k), Other Heating Machinery ($55.1k), and Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($37.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 42.2%,  from $46.6k in 2017 to $271k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B). 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, Uganda exported $8.79k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Uganda to Costa Rica were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($3.76k), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($2.73k), and Excavation Machinery ($2.28k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 9.38%, from $5.61k in 2017 to $8.79k in 2022.

In 2017, Costa Rica exported $271k to Uganda. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Uganda were Industrial Furnaces ($177k), Other Heating Machinery ($55.1k), and Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($37.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 42.2%, from $46.6k in 2022 to $271k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Costa Rica included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Kenya ($312M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Vegetable Products ($3.76k), Instruments ($2.73k), and Machines ($2.28k).

During 2017, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($233k), Animal Hides ($37.1k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($350).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Costa Rica+$10.6kOther live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
Top Product Potential Costa Rica Uganda+$17.7kOther Heating Machinery

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

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

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