Costa Rica (CRI) and Haiti (HTI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Costa Rica-Haiti Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $19.1M to Haiti. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Haiti were Other Edible Preparations ($13.7M), Glass Bottles ($1.68M), and Plastic Lids ($1.03M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Haiti have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.5%, from $28.1M in 2018 to $19.1M in 2023.

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

Haiti-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Haiti exported $462k to Costa Rica. The main products that Haiti exported to Costa Rica were Glass Scraps ($253k), Delivery Trucks ($93.1k), and Knit T-shirts ($40.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Haiti to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 0.072%, from $460k in 2018 to $462k in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.34), and 73 in total exports ($23.7B). That same year, Haiti ranked 162 in total exports ($1.03B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Costa Rica exported $19.1M to Haiti. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Haiti were Other Edible Preparations ($13.7M), Glass Bottles ($1.68M), and Plastic Lids ($1.03M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Haiti have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.5%, from $28.1M in 2018 to $19.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Haiti exported $462k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Haiti to Costa Rica were Glass Scraps ($253k), Delivery Trucks ($93.1k), and Knit T-shirts ($40.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Haiti to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 0.072%, from $460k in 2023 to $462k in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Costa Rica () and Haiti ()

Costa Rica Exports

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Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B

Haiti
Top DestinationUnited States$844M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Haiti included United States ($9.5B), Netherlands ($1.52B), and China ($1.17B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Haiti than Costa Rica included Sri Lanka ($1.31M), Mauritania ($45.7k), and Djibouti ($41.4k).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Haiti

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

During 2023, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Haiti in the exports of Foodstuffs ($14.9M), Stone And Glass ($1.73M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.06M).

During 2018, Haiti had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Stone And Glass ($253k), Textiles ($112k), and Transportation ($93.3k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Haiti+$151kPlastic Lids

Top Product Potential Haiti Costa Rica+$185kKnit T-shirts

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Costa Rica () and Haiti ()

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Haiti

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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