Costa Rica (CRI) and Albania (ALB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Costa Rica-Albania Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.3M to Albania. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Albania were Bananas ($1.29M) and Refined Petroleum ($11.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 51.6%, from $163k in 2017 to $1.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica did not export any services to Albania.

Albania-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Albania exported $40.8k to Costa Rica. The main products that Albania exported to Costa Rica were Centrifuges ($13.3k), Knit Women's Suits ($3.36k), and Knit Men's Suits ($3.15k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Albania to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 27.1%, from $12.3k in 2017 to $40.8k in 2022.

In 2022, Albania did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Comparison: In 2022, Costa Rica ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.32), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B). That same year, Albania ranked 77 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 131 in total exports ($4.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.3M to Albania. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Albania were Bananas ($1.29M) and Refined Petroleum ($11.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 51.6%, from $163k in 2017 to $1.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Albania exported $40.8k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Albania to Costa Rica were Centrifuges ($13.3k), Knit Women's Suits ($3.36k), and Knit Men's Suits ($3.15k). During the last 5 years the exports of Albania to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 27.1%, from $12.3k in 2022 to $40.8k in 2017.

Exports from Costa Rica () to Albania () (2022)

Exports from Albania () to Costa Rica () (2022)

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Trade between Costa Rica () and Albania ()

Costa Rica Exports

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Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B

Albania
Top DestinationItaly$1.75B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Albania included United States ($6.83B), Netherlands ($1.22B), and Guatemala ($821M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Albania than Costa Rica included Italy ($1.75B), Greece ($421M), and North Macedonia ($101M).

Difference in imports from Albania () and Costa Rica () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Albania

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Albania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.29M) and Mineral Products ($11.8k).

During 2017, Albania had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Machines ($19.1k), Textiles ($13.3k), and Footwear and Headwear ($3.16k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Albania+$22.7kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Albania Costa Rica+$17.8kCentrifuges

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 Costa Rica and Albania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Albania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Albania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Costa Rica () to Albania () (2022)

Exports from Albania () to Costa Rica () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Costa Rica () and Albania ()

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Albania () and Costa Rica () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Albania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Costa Rica () and Albania () (2022)

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