2022
Exports
$91.7kWorld Rnk 118 / 168
Flag Rnk 659 / 1045
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Onions
-2.01Rnk 1003 / 1025
2022
Imports
$6.09MWorld Rnk 99 / 219
Flag Rnk 417 / 1169
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Costa Rica
0.32Rnk 51 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Costa Rica exported $91.7k in Onions, making it the 118th largest exporter of Onions in the world. At the same year, Onions was the 659th most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Onions exports from Costa Rica are: Nicaragua ($34.4k), United States ($29.9k), El Salvador ($11.8k), Colombia ($6.65k), and Switzerland ($3.71k).

The fastest growing export markets for Onions of Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($21.4k), El Salvador ($11.8k), and Switzerland ($3.67k).

Imports In 2022, Costa Rica imported $6.09M in Onions, becoming the 99th largest importer of Onions in the world. At the same year, Onions was the 417th most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Onions primarily from: China ($5.39M), United States ($469k), Peru ($229k), Guatemala ($3.92k), and Spain ($473).

The fastest growing import markets in Onions for Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were Peru ($143k), Guatemala ($3.92k), and Spain ($473).

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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 (2022)$91.7k
IMPORTS (2022)$6.09M
NET TRADE (2022)-$6M

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $91.7k in Onions. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Onions were Nicaragua ($34.4k), United States ($29.9k), El Salvador ($11.8k), Colombia ($6.65k), and Switzerland ($3.71k).

In 2022, Costa Rica imported $6.09M in Onions, mainly from China ($5.39M), United States ($469k), Peru ($229k), Guatemala ($3.92k), and Spain ($473).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Onions EXPORT MARKETS FOR Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
United States$21.4k (252%)
El Salvador$11.8k (1%)
Switzerland$3.67k (10.2k%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Onions BY Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
Nicaragua-$53.3k (-60.8%)
Germany-$24.7k (-91.2%)
Colombia-$15.4k (-69.9%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

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

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Trade Value of Onions by Exporters

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $55k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $200k

Onions’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $55k.   Onions’s highest import potential is United States with an import gap of $200k.

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