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About

Egypt-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $7.93M to Costa Rica. The main products that Egypt exported to Costa Rica were Iron Wire ($1.27M), Steel Wire ($1.08M), and Cement ($810k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 26.4%, from $2.46M in 2017 to $7.93M in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $11.1M to Egypt. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Egypt were Medical Instruments ($8.41M), Tropical Fruits ($683k), and Orthopedic Appliances ($497k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 40.2%,  from $2.04M in 2017 to $11.1M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.32), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Egypt exported $7.93M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Egypt to Costa Rica were Iron Wire ($1.27M), Steel Wire ($1.08M), and Cement ($810k). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 26.4%, from $2.46M in 2017 to $7.93M in 2022.

In 2017, Costa Rica exported $11.1M to Egypt. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Egypt were Medical Instruments ($8.41M), Tropical Fruits ($683k), and Orthopedic Appliances ($497k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 40.2%, from $2.04M in 2022 to $11.1M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Costa Rica included Turkey ($4.23B), Italy ($3.32B), and Spain ($3B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Egypt included United States ($6.83B), Guatemala ($821M), and Nicaragua ($593M).

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

Comparative Advantage Egypt - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Egypt had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Metals ($2.51M), Chemical Products ($987k), and Textiles ($951k).

During 2017, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Instruments ($8.91M), Vegetable Products ($950k), and Foodstuffs ($492k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Egypt Costa Rica+$410kPolyacetals
Top Product Potential Costa Rica Egypt+$6.77MMedical Instruments

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

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

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