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2022
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Exports $593MRnk 5 / 178
2022
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Top Product $41.3MOther Edible Preparations
2022
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Exports $230MRnk 5 / 148
2022
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Top Product $29.7MDried Legumes
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.32Rnk 51 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.97Rnk 110 / 133
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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$15.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH48.8%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$2,255CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH29.1%CURRENT US$
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Costa Rica-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $593M to Nicaragua. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Nicaragua were Other Edible Preparations ($41.3M), Raw Iron Bars ($28.1M), and Packaged Medicaments ($23.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 0.89%, from $567M in 2017 to $593M in 2022.

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

Nicaragua-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $230M to Costa Rica. The main products that Nicaragua exported to Costa Rica were Dried Legumes ($29.7M), Coffee ($23M), and Bovine Meat ($16.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 8.02%,  from $156M in 2017 to $230M in 2022.

In 2022, Nicaragua 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, Nicaragua ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 111 in total exports ($7.92B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $593M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Nicaragua were Other Edible Preparations ($41.3M), Raw Iron Bars ($28.1M), and Packaged Medicaments ($23.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 0.89%, from $567M in 2017 to $593M in 2022.

In 2017, Nicaragua exported $230M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Nicaragua to Costa Rica were Dried Legumes ($29.7M), Coffee ($23M), and Bovine Meat ($16.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 8.02%, from $156M in 2022 to $230M in 2017.

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

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

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

Costa Rica Exports

Nicaragua Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B
Nicaragua
Top DestinationUnited States$4.09B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Nicaragua included United States ($6.83B), Netherlands ($1.22B), and Belgium ($775M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than Costa Rica included Mexico ($943M), El Salvador ($437M), and Switzerland ($118M).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Nicaragua

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Foodstuffs ($156M), Chemical Products ($114M), and Metals ($60.8M).

During 2017, Nicaragua had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Vegetable Products ($83.7M), Animal Products ($63.5M), and Foodstuffs ($28.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Nicaragua+$3.04MMedical Instruments
Top Product Potential Nicaragua Costa Rica+$3.47MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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