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2023
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Exports $6.72kRnk 147 / 158
2023
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Top Product $5.03kKnit T-shirts
2023
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Exports $1.29MRnk 108 / 172
2023
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Top Product $1.01MMill Machinery
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.62Rnk 91 / 132
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.34Rnk 48 / 132
2023
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GDP$48.8BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH68.7%CURRENT US$
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2023
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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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2023
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GDP PC $1,002CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH22.5%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC$16,942CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH56.8%CURRENT US$
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Uganda-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $6.72k to Costa Rica. The main products that Uganda exported to Costa Rica were Knit T-shirts ($5.03k), Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($1.5k), and Calculators ($193). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 35.5%, from $1.47k in 2018 to $6.72k in 2023.

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

Costa Rica-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Costa Rica exported $1.29M to Uganda. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Uganda were Mill Machinery ($1.01M), Equine and Bovine Hides ($188k), and Medical Instruments ($54.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 39.3%,  from $8.94k in 2018 to $1.29M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Uganda ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 116 in total exports ($7.12B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.34), and 73 in total exports ($23.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Uganda exported $6.72k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Uganda to Costa Rica were Knit T-shirts ($5.03k), Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($1.5k), and Calculators ($193). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 35.5%, from $1.47k in 2018 to $6.72k in 2023.

In 2018, Costa Rica exported $1.29M to Uganda. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Uganda were Mill Machinery ($1.01M), Equine and Bovine Hides ($188k), and Medical Instruments ($54.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 39.3%, from $8.94k in 2023 to $1.29M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Uganda Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top DestinationIndia$1.5B
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than Costa Rica included India ($1.5B), United Arab Emirates ($1.13B), and South Sudan ($536M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Uganda included United States ($9.5B), Netherlands ($1.52B), and China ($1.17B).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Uganda had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Textiles ($5.03k), Vegetable Products ($1.5k), and Machines ($193).

During 2018, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($1.02M), Animal Hides ($188k), and Instruments ($75.3k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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 Uganda and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda 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 Uganda.

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

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