2022
Exports
$95.3MWorld Rnk 87 / 221
Flag Rnk 26 / 95
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs
-0.55Rnk 711 / 1025
2022
Imports
$96MWorld Rnk 81 / 225
Flag Rnk 39 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Costa Rica
0.32Rnk 51 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Costa Rica exported $95.3M in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, making it the 87th largest exporter of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs in the world. At the same year, Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs was the 26th most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs exports from Costa Rica are: United States ($85M), Hong Kong ($4.94M), Belgium ($1.6M), Canada ($1.3M), and Nicaragua ($406k).

The fastest growing export markets for Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs of Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($12.6M), Hong Kong ($1.38M), and Canada ($381k).

Imports In 2022, Costa Rica imported $96M in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, becoming the 81st largest importer of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs in the world. At the same year, Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs was the 39th most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs primarily from: China ($20.3M), Nicaragua ($14.8M), Chile ($13.6M), Panama ($10.3M), and United States ($6.84M).

The fastest growing import markets in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs for Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were Indonesia ($5.36M), United States ($4.51M), and Chile ($4.05M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Del Monte Foods (2), Chicken of the Sea (1), and Goya Foods (1) were at the forefront of shipping Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs from Costa Rica to the United States.

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Subnational Monthly Trade

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs. Countries are shown based on data availability.

* 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)$95.3M
IMPORTS (2022)$96M
NET TRADE (2022)-$762k

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $95.3M in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were United States ($85M), Hong Kong ($4.94M), Belgium ($1.6M), Canada ($1.3M), and Nicaragua ($406k).

In 2022, Costa Rica imported $96M in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, mainly from China ($20.3M), Nicaragua ($14.8M), Chile ($13.6M), Panama ($10.3M), and United States ($6.84M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs EXPORT MARKETS FOR Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
United States$12.6M (17.4%)
Hong Kong$1.38M (38.7%)
Canada$381k (41.3%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs BY Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
Belgium-$2.92M (-64.6%)
Mexico-$623k (-64.6%)
Spain-$599k (-80.1%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

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In 2022, Costa Rica's main exporting competitors in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were:
Norway $15.6B
China $10.9B
Ecuador $8.43B
In 2022, Costa Rica's main importing competitors in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were:

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Trade Value of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $9.28M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $2.44M

Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $9.28M.   Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs’s highest import potential is United States with an import gap of $2.44M.

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