2023
Exports
$49.1kWorld Rnk 115 / 155
Flag Rnk 730 / 1040
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Potatoes
-0.91Rnk 806 / 1025
2023
Imports
$3.97MWorld Rnk 103 / 213
Flag Rnk 499 / 1163
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Costa Rica
0.34Rnk 48 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Costa Rica exported $49.1k in Potatoes, making it the 115th largest exporter of Potatoes in the world. At the same year, Potatoes was the 730th most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Potatoes exports from Costa Rica are: El Salvador ($36.8k), Antigua and Barbuda ($4.49k), Slovenia ($3.14k), Austria ($2.42k), and Germany ($2.15k).

The fastest growing export markets for Potatoes of Costa Rica between 2022 and 2023 were El Salvador ($36.8k), Antigua and Barbuda ($4.49k), and Slovenia ($3.14k).

Imports In 2023, Costa Rica imported $3.97M in Potatoes, becoming the 103rd largest importer of Potatoes in the world. At the same year, Potatoes was the 499th most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Potatoes primarily from: United States ($2.32M) and Canada ($1.65M).

The fastest growing import markets in Potatoes for Costa Rica between 2022 and 2023 were Canada ($474k) and United States ($435k).

COMPANIES In 2024, leading companies such as Dole Fresh Fruit (2.66k), Fyffes (96), and Chestnut Hill Farms (5) were at the forefront of shipping Potatoes from Costa Rica to the United States.

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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)$49.1k
IMPORTS (2023)$3.97M
NET TRADE (2023)-$3.92M

In 2023, Costa Rica exported $49.1k in Potatoes. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Potatoes were El Salvador ($36.8k), Antigua and Barbuda ($4.49k), Slovenia ($3.14k), Austria ($2.42k), and Germany ($2.15k).

In 2023, Costa Rica imported $3.97M in Potatoes, mainly from United States ($2.32M) and Canada ($1.65M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Potatoes EXPORT MARKETS FOR Costa Rica WERE (2022 - 2023):
El Salvador$36.8k (1%)
Slovenia$3.14k (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Potatoes BY Costa Rica WERE (2022 - 2023):
Colombia-$9.83k (-100%)
Spain-$6.57k (-100%)
Austria-$2.65k (-52.3%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

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In 2023, Costa Rica's main exporting competitors in Potatoes were:
In 2023, Costa Rica's main importing competitors in Potatoes were:

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Trade Value of Potatoes by Exporters

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALSpain+ $7.52k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALCanada+ $2.21k

Potatoes’s highest export potential is Spain. With an export gap of $7.52k.   Potatoes’s highest import potential is Canada with an import gap of $2.21k.

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