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2023
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Exports $291MRnk 18 / 172
2023
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Top Product $168MIntegrated Circuits
2023
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Exports $108MRnk 80 / 217
2023
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Top Product $33.2MMachinery Having Individual Functions
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.34Rnk 48 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.62Rnk 6 / 132
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GDP$86.5BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH69.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH63%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $16,942CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH56.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$84,734CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH48.7%CURRENT US$
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Costa Rica-Singapore Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $291M to Singapore. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Singapore were Integrated Circuits ($168M), Medical Instruments ($53.4M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($35.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 36.7%, from $61M in 2018 to $291M in 2023.

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

Singapore-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Singapore exported $108M to Costa Rica. The main products that Singapore exported to Costa Rica were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($33.2M), Medical Instruments ($13.9M), and Packaged Medicaments ($12.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Singapore to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 7.1%,  from $71.7M in 2018 to $108M in 2023.

In 2023, Singapore 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, Singapore ranked 6 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.62), and 24 in total exports ($333B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Costa Rica exported $291M to Singapore. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Singapore were Integrated Circuits ($168M), Medical Instruments ($53.4M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($35.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 36.7%, from $61M in 2018 to $291M in 2023.

In 2018, Singapore exported $108M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Singapore to Costa Rica were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($33.2M), Medical Instruments ($13.9M), and Packaged Medicaments ($12.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Singapore to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 7.1%, from $71.7M in 2023 to $108M in 2018.

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Singapore (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Singapore (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2023)

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

Costa Rica Exports

Singapore Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B
Singapore
Top DestinationHong Kong$44.5B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Singapore than Costa Rica included Hong Kong ($44.5B), China ($36.7B), and Malaysia ($31.4B).

Difference in imports from Singapore (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Singapore

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Machines ($180M), Instruments ($101M), and Textiles ($4.8M).

During 2018, Singapore had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Machines ($45.7M), Instruments ($26.4M), and Chemical Products ($15.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Singapore+$34.4MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Singapore Costa Rica+$5.71MIntegrated Circuits

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

Product Space of Costa Rica (Flag) and Singapore (Flag) (2023)

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