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2022
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Exports $271kRnk 130 / 178
2022
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Top Product $177kIndustrial Furnaces
2022
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Exports $8.79kRnk 105 / 127
2022
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Top Product $3.76kOther live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.32Rnk 51 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.85Rnk 105 / 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$45.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH66.8%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$964CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH21%CURRENT US$
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About

Costa Rica-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $271k to Uganda. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Uganda were Industrial Furnaces ($177k), Other Heating Machinery ($55.1k), and Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($37.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 42.2%, from $46.6k in 2017 to $271k in 2022.

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

Uganda-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $8.79k to Costa Rica. The main products that Uganda exported to Costa Rica were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($3.76k), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($2.73k), and Excavation Machinery ($2.28k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 9.38%,  from $5.61k in 2017 to $8.79k in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda 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, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $271k to Uganda. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Uganda were Industrial Furnaces ($177k), Other Heating Machinery ($55.1k), and Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($37.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 42.2%, from $46.6k in 2017 to $271k in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $8.79k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Uganda to Costa Rica were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($3.76k), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($2.73k), and Excavation Machinery ($2.28k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 9.38%, from $5.61k in 2022 to $8.79k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Costa Rica Exports

Date

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B
Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Costa Rica included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Kenya ($312M).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($233k), Animal Hides ($37.1k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($350).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Vegetable Products ($3.76k), Instruments ($2.73k), and Machines ($2.28k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Uganda+$17.7kOther Heating Machinery
Top Product Potential Uganda Costa Rica+$10.6kOther live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn

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

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

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