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Switzerland-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $179M to Costa Rica. The main products that Switzerland exported to Costa Rica were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($55.9M), Packaged Medicaments ($34.1M), and Medical Instruments ($25.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 1.1%, from $169M in 2018 to $179M in 2023.

In 2023, Switzerland did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $172M to Switzerland. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Switzerland were Coffee ($104M), Tropical Fruits ($20.3M), and Medical Instruments ($12.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 9.07%, from $111M in 2018 to $172M in 2023.

In 2023, Costa Rica did not export any services to Switzerland.

Comparison: In 2023, Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.34), and 73 in total exports ($23.7B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Switzerland exported $179M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Switzerland to Costa Rica were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($55.9M), Packaged Medicaments ($34.1M), and Medical Instruments ($25.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 1.1%, from $169M in 2018 to $179M in 2023.

In 2018, Costa Rica exported $172M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Switzerland were Coffee ($104M), Tropical Fruits ($20.3M), and Medical Instruments ($12.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 9.07%, from $111M in 2023 to $172M in 2018.

Exports from Switzerland () to Costa Rica () (2023)

Exports from Costa Rica () to Switzerland () (2023)

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Trade between Switzerland () and Costa Rica ()

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Switzerland
Top DestinationGermany$53.8B

Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Costa Rica included Germany ($53.8B), China ($47.7B), and United States ($45.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Switzerland included Guatemala ($846M), Nicaragua ($661M), and Honduras ($575M).

Difference in imports from Costa Rica () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Costa Rica

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Chemical Products ($101M), Instruments ($40.3M), and Machines ($14.4M).

During 2018, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($128M), Instruments ($22.3M), and Machines ($10.5M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Costa Rica+$14.8MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Costa Rica Switzerland+$8.4MMedical Instruments

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Switzerland and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Switzerland 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 Switzerland.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Switzerland () to Costa Rica () (2023)

Exports from Costa Rica () to Switzerland () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland () and Costa Rica ()

Switzerland Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Costa Rica () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Costa Rica

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Switzerland () and Costa Rica () (2023)

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