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$68.4BCURRENT US$
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44.8%CURRENT US$
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$13,199CURRENT US$
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32.4%CURRENT US$
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Costa Rica-Curaçao Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $5.91M to Curaçao. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Curaçao were Other Edible Preparations ($3.03M), Rolled Tobacco ($657k), and Aluminium Bars ($188k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Curaçao have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $3.02M in 2017 to $5.91M in 2022.

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

Curaçao-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Curaçao exported $40.8M to Costa Rica. The main products that Curaçao exported to Costa Rica were Refined Petroleum ($40.8M), Metalworking Machine Parts ($19.8k), and Hard Liquor ($17.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Curaçao to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 68%,  from $1.82M in 2017 to $40.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Curaçao 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, Curaçao ranked 181 in total exports ($255M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $5.91M to Curaçao. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Curaçao were Other Edible Preparations ($3.03M), Rolled Tobacco ($657k), and Aluminium Bars ($188k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Curaçao have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $3.02M in 2017 to $5.91M in 2022.

In 2017, Curaçao exported $40.8M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Curaçao to Costa Rica were Refined Petroleum ($40.8M), Metalworking Machine Parts ($19.8k), and Hard Liquor ($17.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Curaçao to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 68%, from $1.82M in 2022 to $40.8M in 2017.

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Curaçao (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Curaçao (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Costa Rica (Flag) and Curaçao (Flag)

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B
Curaçao
Top Destination
United States$43.3M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Curaçao than Costa Rica included Mozambique ($2.07M), Ethiopia ($1.07M), and Grenada ($3.02M).

Difference in imports from Curaçao (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Curaçao

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Curaçao in the exports of Foodstuffs ($4.14M), Metals ($428k), and Chemical Products ($389k).

During 2017, Curaçao had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Mineral Products ($40.8M), Foodstuffs ($32.7k), and Chemical Products ($29.5k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Costa Rica and Curaçao. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Curaçao. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Curaçao indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

Product Space of Costa Rica (Flag) and Curaçao (Flag) (2022)

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