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2022
Flag → Flag
Exports $1.56MRnk 101 / 178
2022
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Top Product $671kPaper Containers
2022
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Exports $394kRnk 136 / 180
2022
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Top Product $199kCoffee and Tea Extracts
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.32Rnk 51 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 87 / 133
2022
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GDP$68.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH44.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$113BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH101%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $13,199CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH32.4%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$2,099CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH62.8%CURRENT US$
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Costa Rica-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.56M to Kenya. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Kenya were Paper Containers ($671k), Industrial Furnaces ($412k), and Sowing Seeds ($99.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 74.2%, from $97.1k in 2017 to $1.56M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $394k to Costa Rica. The main products that Kenya exported to Costa Rica were Coffee and Tea Extracts ($199k), Knit T-shirts ($84.4k), and Video and Card Games ($24.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 46.5%,  from $58.3k in 2017 to $394k in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya 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, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $1.56M to Kenya. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Kenya were Paper Containers ($671k), Industrial Furnaces ($412k), and Sowing Seeds ($99.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 74.2%, from $97.1k in 2017 to $1.56M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $394k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Kenya to Costa Rica were Coffee and Tea Extracts ($199k), Knit T-shirts ($84.4k), and Video and Card Games ($24.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 46.5%, from $58.3k in 2022 to $394k in 2017.

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

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

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

Costa Rica Exports

Date

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B
Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Costa Rica included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Rwanda ($439M).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Paper Goods ($671k), Machines ($552k), and Vegetable Products ($103k).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Foodstuffs ($199k), Textiles ($161k), and Miscellaneous ($25.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Kenya+$210kMedical Instruments
Top Product Potential Kenya Costa Rica+$86.5kKnit 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

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

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

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