Bananas in Costa Rica | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.22B in Bananas, making it the 3rd largest exporter of Bananas in the world. At the same year, Bananas was the 3rd most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Bananas exports from Costa Rica are: United States ($338M), Netherlands ($138M), United Kingdom ($107M), Italy ($82.1M), and Belgium ($74.4M).

The fastest growing export markets for Bananas of Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were Poland ($34.8M), Netherlands ($17.8M), and Belgium ($16.8M).

Imports In 2022, Costa Rica imported $5.34M in Bananas, becoming the 84th largest importer of Bananas in the world. At the same year, Bananas was the 439th most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Bananas primarily from: Nicaragua ($3.38M), Ecuador ($1.28M), Panama ($583k), United States ($56.6k), and Colombia ($18k).

The fastest growing import markets in Bananas for Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were Nicaragua ($2.23M), Ecuador ($746k), and United States ($30.4k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE N A INC. (48.4k), FYFFES NORTH AMERICA INC (18.9k), and CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA LLC (1.12k) were at the forefront of shipping Bananas from Costa Rica to the United States.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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EXPORTS (2022)$1.22B

IMPORTS (2022)$5.34M

NET TRADE (2022)$1.21B

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.22B in Bananas. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Bananas were United States ($338M), Netherlands ($138M), United Kingdom ($107M), Italy ($82.1M), and Belgium ($74.4M).

In 2022, Costa Rica imported $5.34M in Bananas, mainly from Nicaragua ($3.38M), Ecuador ($1.28M), Panama ($583k), United States ($56.6k), and Colombia ($18k).