2022
Exports
$8.83MWorld Rnk 81 / 223
Flag Rnk 59 / 95
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Books, newspapers, & other prints
1.1Rnk 131 / 1025
2022
Imports
$48.5MWorld Rnk 77 / 226
Flag Rnk 56 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Costa Rica
0.32Rnk 51 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Costa Rica exported $8.83M in Books, newspapers, & other prints, making it the 81st largest exporter of Books, newspapers, & other prints in the world. At the same year, Books, newspapers, & other prints was the 59th most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Books, newspapers, & other prints exports from Costa Rica are: El Salvador ($1.77M), Honduras ($1.5M), Nicaragua ($1.24M), Guatemala ($1.18M), and Panama ($1.18M).

The fastest growing export markets for Books, newspapers, & other prints of Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were Honduras ($1.22M), El Salvador ($614k), and Panama ($287k).

Imports In 2022, Costa Rica imported $48.5M in Books, newspapers, & other prints, becoming the 77th largest importer of Books, newspapers, & other prints in the world. At the same year, Books, newspapers, & other prints was the 56th most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Books, newspapers, & other prints primarily from: United States ($17.5M), Mexico ($7.64M), Spain ($5.34M), China ($2.7M), and El Salvador ($2.27M).

The fastest growing import markets in Books, newspapers, & other prints for Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($5.34M), Mexico ($2.22M), and Germany ($1.08M).

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Subnational Monthly Trade

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

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$8.83M
IMPORTS (2022)$48.5M
NET TRADE (2022)-$39.6M

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $8.83M in Books, newspapers, & other prints. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Books, newspapers, & other prints were El Salvador ($1.77M), Honduras ($1.5M), Nicaragua ($1.24M), Guatemala ($1.18M), and Panama ($1.18M).

In 2022, Costa Rica imported $48.5M in Books, newspapers, & other prints, mainly from United States ($17.5M), Mexico ($7.64M), Spain ($5.34M), China ($2.7M), and El Salvador ($2.27M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Books, newspapers, & other prints EXPORT MARKETS FOR Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
Honduras$1.22M (437%)
El Salvador$614k (53.2%)
Panama$287k (32.1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Books, newspapers, & other prints BY Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
Dominican Republic-$1.14M (-83.5%)
Costa Rica-$477k (-53.2%)
Nicaragua-$278k (-18.3%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, Costa Rica's main exporting competitors in Books, newspapers, & other prints were:
In 2022, Costa Rica's main importing competitors in Books, newspapers, & other prints were:

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Trade Value of Books, newspapers, & other prints by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $1.26M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $2.22M

Books, newspapers, & other prints’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $1.26M.   Books, newspapers, & other prints’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $2.22M.

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