2022
Exports
$165MWorld Rnk 17 / 199
Flag Rnk 17 / 95
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage
-0.42Rnk 678 / 1025
2022
Imports
$17.8MWorld Rnk 72 / 216
Flag Rnk 71 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Costa Rica
0.32Rnk 51 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Costa Rica exported $165M in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage, making it the 17th largest exporter of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage in the world. At the same year, Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage was the 17th most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage exports from Costa Rica are: United States ($95.8M), Netherlands ($37.1M), Belgium ($7.46M), China ($3.16M), and Canada ($3M).

The fastest growing export markets for Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage of Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($3.61M), United Arab Emirates ($1.12M), and Nicaragua ($204k).

Imports In 2022, Costa Rica imported $17.8M in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage, becoming the 72nd largest importer of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage in the world. At the same year, Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage was the 71st most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage primarily from: Netherlands ($13.1M), Chile ($877k), Belgium ($716k), Spain ($526k), and Colombia ($378k).

The fastest growing import markets in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage for Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were Netherlands ($1.18M), Chile ($208k), and Honduras ($200k).

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Subnational Monthly Trade

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage. 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)$165M
IMPORTS (2022)$17.8M
NET TRADE (2022)$147M

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $165M in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were United States ($95.8M), Netherlands ($37.1M), Belgium ($7.46M), China ($3.16M), and Canada ($3M).

In 2022, Costa Rica imported $17.8M in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage, mainly from Netherlands ($13.1M), Chile ($877k), Belgium ($716k), Spain ($526k), and Colombia ($378k).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

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THE FASTEST GROWING Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage EXPORT MARKETS FOR Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
United States$3.61M (3.91%)
United Arab Emirates$1.12M (3.3k%)
Nicaragua$204k (20.7%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage BY Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
Netherlands-$3.71M (-9.09%)
Belgium-$3.08M (-29.2%)
Ecuador-$1.42M (-66.3%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, Costa Rica's main exporting competitors in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were:
In 2022, Costa Rica's main importing competitors in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were:

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Trade Value of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $2.93M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALColombia+ $229k

Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $2.93M.   Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage’s highest import potential is Colombia with an import gap of $229k.

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