Panama (PAN) and Costa Rica (CRI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Panama-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Panama exported $307M to Costa Rica. The main products that Panama exported to Costa Rica were Refined Petroleum ($59.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($25.7M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($18.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Panama to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 3.66%, from $256M in 2018 to $307M in 2023.

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

Costa Rica-Panama Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $585M to Panama. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Panama were Other Edible Preparations ($62M), Packaged Medicaments ($34.7M), and Plastic Lids ($32M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 1.27%, from $549M in 2018 to $585M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Panama ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.14), and 121 in total exports ($6.59B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.34), and 73 in total exports ($23.7B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Panama exported $307M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Panama to Costa Rica were Refined Petroleum ($59.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($25.7M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($18.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Panama to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 3.66%, from $256M in 2018 to $307M in 2023.

In 2018, Costa Rica exported $585M to Panama. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Panama were Other Edible Preparations ($62M), Packaged Medicaments ($34.7M), and Plastic Lids ($32M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 1.27%, from $549M in 2023 to $585M in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Panama () and Costa Rica ()

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Panama
Top DestinationChina$1.62B

Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Panama than Costa Rica included China ($1.62B), Thailand ($346M), and Japan ($653M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Panama included United States ($9.5B), Netherlands ($1.52B), and Guatemala ($846M).

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

Comparative Advantage Panama - Costa Rica

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

During 2023, Panama had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Mineral Products ($59.9M), Machines ($54.7M), and Chemical Products ($45.6M).

During 2018, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Panama in the exports of Foodstuffs ($206M), Chemical Products ($145M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($60.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Panama Costa Rica+$4.97MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Costa Rica Panama+$2.87MMedical 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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Panama and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Panama 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 Panama.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Panama () and Costa Rica ()

Panama Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Panama - Costa Rica

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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