Costa Rica (CRI) and Peru (PER) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Costa Rica-Peru Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $136M to Peru. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Peru were Other Edible Preparations ($35M), Scented Mixtures ($30.1M), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($20.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Peru have increased at an annualized rate of 37.3%, from $27.8M in 2018 to $136M in 2023.

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

Peru-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Peru exported $92.6M to Costa Rica. The main products that Peru exported to Costa Rica were Grapes ($13M), Baked Goods ($7.23M), and Raw Zinc ($7.16M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Peru to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 5.09%, from $72.3M in 2018 to $92.6M in 2023.

In 2023, Peru 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, Peru ranked 90 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.61), and 51 in total exports ($66.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Costa Rica exported $136M to Peru. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Peru were Other Edible Preparations ($35M), Scented Mixtures ($30.1M), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($20.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Peru have increased at an annualized rate of 37.3%, from $27.8M in 2018 to $136M in 2023.

In 2018, Peru exported $92.6M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Peru to Costa Rica were Grapes ($13M), Baked Goods ($7.23M), and Raw Zinc ($7.16M). During the last 5 years the exports of Peru to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 5.09%, from $72.3M in 2023 to $92.6M in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Costa Rica () and Peru ()

Costa Rica Exports

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Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B

Peru
Top DestinationChina$22.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Peru included Guatemala ($846M), Nicaragua ($661M), and Honduras ($575M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Peru than Costa Rica included China ($22.5B), Canada ($3.24B), and India ($2.62B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Peru

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

During 2023, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Peru in the exports of Chemical Products ($63.1M), Foodstuffs ($40.6M), and Machines ($11.2M).

During 2018, Peru had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Vegetable Products ($24.2M), Chemical Products ($13.8M), and Foodstuffs ($13.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Peru+$4.91MMedical Instruments

Top Product Potential Peru Costa Rica+$7.26MRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Costa Rica () and Peru ()

Costa Rica Exports

Peru Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Peru

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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