2023
Exports
$46.5MWorld Rnk 51 / 176
Flag Rnk 52 / 1040
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Fish Fillets
-1.21Rnk 880 / 1025
2023
Imports
$36.6MWorld Rnk 50 / 222
Flag Rnk 127 / 1163
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Costa Rica
0.34Rnk 48 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Costa Rica exported $46.5M in Fish Fillets, making it the 51st largest exporter of Fish Fillets in the world. At the same year, Fish Fillets was the 52nd most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Fish Fillets exports from Costa Rica are: United States ($45.7M), Canada ($610k), Mexico ($82.9k), El Salvador ($45.8k), and Dominican Republic ($31.3k).

The fastest growing export markets for Fish Fillets of Costa Rica between 2022 and 2023 were United States ($2.9M), Mexico ($82.9k), and El Salvador ($45.8k).

Imports In 2023, Costa Rica imported $36.6M in Fish Fillets, becoming the 50th largest importer of Fish Fillets in the world. At the same year, Fish Fillets was the 127th most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Fish Fillets primarily from: China ($18.2M), Chile ($13.5M), Vietnam ($3.26M), United States ($508k), and Nicaragua ($487k).

The fastest growing import markets in Fish Fillets for Costa Rica between 2022 and 2023 were Chile ($1.07M), United States ($321k), and Panama ($149k).

COMPANIES In 2024, leading companies such as Chicken of the Sea (1) were at the forefront of shipping Fish Fillets from Costa Rica to the United States.

Latest Trends

Dec 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

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* 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 (2023)$46.5M
IMPORTS (2023)$36.6M
NET TRADE (2023)$9.89M

In 2023, Costa Rica exported $46.5M in Fish Fillets. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Fish Fillets were United States ($45.7M), Canada ($610k), Mexico ($82.9k), El Salvador ($45.8k), and Dominican Republic ($31.3k).

In 2023, Costa Rica imported $36.6M in Fish Fillets, mainly from China ($18.2M), Chile ($13.5M), Vietnam ($3.26M), United States ($508k), and Nicaragua ($487k).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Fish Fillets EXPORT MARKETS FOR Costa Rica WERE (2022 - 2023):
United States$2.9M (6.77%)
Mexico$82.9k (1%)
El Salvador$45.8k (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Fish Fillets BY Costa Rica WERE (2022 - 2023):
Canada-$460k (-43%)
Spain-$1.11k (-100%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, Costa Rica's main exporting competitors in Fish Fillets were:
Chile $4.39B
Norway $4.28B
China $3.57B
In 2023, Costa Rica's main importing competitors in Fish Fillets were:

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Trade Value of Fish Fillets by Exporters

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $8.01M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALVietnam+ $1.42M

Fish Fillets’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $8.01M.   Fish Fillets’s highest import potential is Vietnam with an import gap of $1.42M.

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