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.