2022
Exports
$2.02MWorld Rnk 113 / 210
Flag Rnk 269 / 1045
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Cars
0.9Rnk 207 / 1025
2022
Imports
$663MWorld Rnk 83 / 224
Flag Rnk 3 / 1169
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Costa Rica
0.32Rnk 51 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Costa Rica exported $2.02M in Cars, making it the 113th largest exporter of Cars in the world. At the same year, Cars was the 269th most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Cars exports from Costa Rica are: United States ($1.15M), Egypt ($303k), Venezuela ($108k), Norway ($90.9k), and Senegal ($76.7k).

The fastest growing export markets for Cars of Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were Egypt ($281k), United States ($237k), and Venezuela ($108k).

Imports In 2022, Costa Rica imported $663M in Cars, becoming the 83rd largest importer of Cars in the world. At the same year, Cars was the 3rd most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Cars primarily from: China ($128M), Japan ($106M), United States ($80.7M), South Korea ($60.7M), and Germany ($36.5M).

The fastest growing import markets in Cars for Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were China ($74.2M), Japan ($36.8M), and Argentina ($17.2M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Dole Fresh Fruit (5) and Chestnut Hill Farms (2) were at the forefront of shipping Cars from Costa Rica to the United States.

Latest Trends

Aug 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Cars. Countries are shown based on data availability.

* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$2.02M
IMPORTS (2022)$663M
NET TRADE (2022)-$661M

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $2.02M in Cars. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Cars were United States ($1.15M), Egypt ($303k), Venezuela ($108k), Norway ($90.9k), and Senegal ($76.7k).

In 2022, Costa Rica imported $663M in Cars, mainly from China ($128M), Japan ($106M), United States ($80.7M), South Korea ($60.7M), and Germany ($36.5M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Cars EXPORT MARKETS FOR Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
Egypt$281k (1.25k%)
United States$237k (26%)
Venezuela$108k (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Cars BY Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
Costa Rica-$10.4M (-100%)
Norway-$393k (-81.2%)
Canada-$382k (-95.5%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

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In 2022, Costa Rica's main exporting competitors in Cars were:
In 2022, Costa Rica's main importing competitors in Cars were:

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Trade Value of Cars by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $2.52M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $38M

Cars’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $2.52M.   Cars’s highest import potential is United States with an import gap of $38M.

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