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2022
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Exports $47.1kRnk 149 / 178
2022
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Top Product $33.6kLow-voltage Protection Equipment
2022
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Exports $50.9kRnk 97 / 128
2022
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Top Product $43kSowing Seeds
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.32Rnk 51 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.7Rnk 96 / 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$29.8BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH16.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $13,199CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH32.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,488CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-14%CURRENT US$
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Costa Rica-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $47.1k to Zambia. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Zambia were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($33.6k), Pesticides ($3.5k), and Other Edible Preparations ($1.87k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.1%, from $127k in 2017 to $47.1k in 2022.

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

Zambia-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $50.9k to Costa Rica. The main products that Zambia exported to Costa Rica were Sowing Seeds ($43k), Centrifuges ($7.43k), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($527). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 34.9%,  from $11.4k in 2017 to $50.9k in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Costa Rica exported $47.1k to Zambia. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Zambia were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($33.6k), Pesticides ($3.5k), and Other Edible Preparations ($1.87k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.1%, from $127k in 2017 to $47.1k in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $50.9k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Zambia to Costa Rica were Sowing Seeds ($43k), Centrifuges ($7.43k), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($527). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 34.9%, from $11.4k in 2022 to $50.9k in 2017.

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

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

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

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B
Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Costa Rica included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B).

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

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - Zambia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($35.1k), Chemical Products ($3.55k), and Miscellaneous ($2.63k).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Vegetable Products ($43k) and Machines ($7.96k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Costa Rica Zambia+$53.7kLow-voltage Protection Equipment
Top Product Potential Zambia Costa Rica+$21.1kSowing Seeds

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

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

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