Costa Rica

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CR · CRI · BACI 188 · latest data 2024

Exports

$27.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $27,183 M84.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$23.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $23,705 M50.2% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$3.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $3,478 M

Total trade

$50.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $50,888 M66.9% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #70 of 225 exporters · top half · #74 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Costa Rica's exports grew from $4.1B in 1995 to $27.2B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $3.5B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Costa Rica per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$4,087 M	$3,616 M	$471 M	$7,703 M
1996	$4,299 M	$3,819 M	$480 M	$8,118 M
1997	$5,076 M	$4,871 M	$204 M	$9,947 M
1998	$6,432 M	$6,923 M	−$491 M	$13,355 M
1999	$7,574 M	$5,814 M	$1,759 M	$13,388 M
2000	$7,445 M	$6,450 M	$995 M	$13,895 M
2001	$6,632 M	$6,801 M	−$169 M	$13,433 M
2002	$7,906 M	$7,641 M	$265 M	$15,547 M
2003	$10,572 M	$7,719 M	$2,853 M	$18,291 M
2004	$11,227 M	$8,525 M	$2,702 M	$19,752 M
2005	$12,067 M	$9,652 M	$2,415 M	$21,719 M
2006	$13,120 M	$11,712 M	$1,408 M	$24,833 M
2007	$14,961 M	$13,124 M	$1,837 M	$28,084 M
2008	$16,124 M	$16,313 M	−$189 M	$32,436 M
2009	$15,546 M	$9,353 M	$6,193 M	$24,900 M
2010	$20,795 M	$13,889 M	$6,906 M	$34,684 M
2011	$23,948 M	$17,911 M	$6,037 M	$41,859 M
2012	$27,090 M	$18,540 M	$8,551 M	$45,630 M
2013	$28,439 M	$18,499 M	$9,940 M	$46,937 M
2014	$21,883 M	$17,286 M	$4,597 M	$39,168 M
2015	$13,064 M	$15,234 M	−$2,170 M	$28,298 M
2016	$13,307 M	$15,046 M	−$1,739 M	$28,352 M
2017	$13,867 M	$16,109 M	−$2,242 M	$29,975 M
2018	$14,560 M	$16,839 M	−$2,279 M	$31,399 M
2019	$14,705 M	$15,779 M	−$1,074 M	$30,484 M
2020	$15,649 M	$14,471 M	$1,178 M	$30,120 M
2021	$19,598 M	$18,355 M	$1,244 M	$37,953 M
2022	$20,608 M	$21,012 M	−$404 M	$41,620 M
2023	$23,737 M	$22,669 M	$1,068 M	$46,406 M
2024	$27,183 M	$23,705 M	$3,478 M	$50,888 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.1% in 1995 to 0.1% in 2024; export rank #65 → #70.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Costa Rica per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.08%	0.07%	#65	#77
1996	0.08%	0.07%	#69	#74
1997	0.09%	0.09%	#68	#70
1998	0.12%	0.12%	#59	#64
1999	0.13%	0.10%	#57	#67
2000	0.11%	0.10%	#63	#68
2001	0.11%	0.11%	#68	#68
2002	0.12%	0.12%	#68	#69
2003	0.14%	0.10%	#62	#73
2004	0.12%	0.09%	#67	#77
2005	0.12%	0.09%	#70	#79
2006	0.11%	0.10%	#73	#79
2007	0.11%	0.09%	#73	#80
2008	0.10%	0.10%	#74	#81
2009	0.12%	0.08%	#72	#90
2010	0.14%	0.09%	#69	#81
2011	0.13%	0.10%	#70	#81
2012	0.15%	0.10%	#68	#80
2013	0.16%	0.10%	#68	#82
2014	0.12%	0.09%	#72	#87
2015	0.08%	0.09%	#80	#87
2016	0.09%	0.10%	#79	#85
2017	0.08%	0.09%	#80	#84
2018	0.08%	0.09%	#82	#84
2019	0.08%	0.09%	#83	#86
2020	0.09%	0.08%	#74	#84
2021	0.09%	0.09%	#77	#83
2022	0.09%	0.09%	#79	#81
2023	0.10%	0.10%	#72	#78
2024	0.12%	0.10%	#70	#74

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Trading partners

United States was Costa Rica's top trading partner in 2024, at 37.6% of total trade; the top five partners covered 61.3%.

Year

Top partner share: 37.6%
Top-5 share: 61.3%
Partners: 208
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.163

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United States $10.5B

Netherlands $1.8B

China $1.4B

Mexico $1.3B

Guatemala $995M

Belgium $870M

Nicaragua $707M

Honduras $553M

Panama $546M

Germany $524M

Japan $477M

El Salvador $457M

Spain $445M

Canada $436M

Brazil $129M

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Top partners of Costa Rica in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	United States	$10,468 M	$8,645 M	$19,113 M	$1,823 M
#2	China	$1,400 M	$4,057 M	$5,458 M	−$2,657 M
#3	Mexico	$1,310 M	$1,481 M	$2,791 M	−$172 M
#4	Netherlands	$1,844 M	$357 M	$2,201 M	$1,488 M
#5	Guatemala	$995 M	$641 M	$1,637 M	$354 M
#6	Japan	$477 M	$607 M	$1,084 M	−$129 M
#7	Germany	$524 M	$555 M	$1,080 M	−$31 M
#8	Belgium	$870 M	$133 M	$1,003 M	$738 M
#9	Nicaragua	$707 M	$225 M	$932 M	$482 M
#10	Panama	$546 M	$382 M	$928 M	$164 M
#11	Spain	$445 M	$411 M	$856 M	$34 M
#12	Brazil	$129 M	$676 M	$805 M	−$546 M
#13	El Salvador	$457 M	$310 M	$767 M	$148 M
#14	Honduras	$553 M	$187 M	$740 M	$367 M
#15	Canada	$436 M	$260 M	$696 M	$176 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Costa Rica's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Costa Rica's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.233 → 0.165, a moderately concentrated export base across 167 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Costa Rica per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.233	0.196	120	149
1996	0.229	0.205	136	128
1997	0.259	0.225	137	119
1998	0.220	0.280	142	130
1999	0.295	0.207	131	134
2000	0.253	0.249	144	154
2001	0.222	0.262	152	150
2002	0.204	0.249	154	148
2003	0.147	0.246	157	151
2004	0.136	0.195	156	167
2005	0.128	0.173	161	162
2006	0.134	0.161	163	182
2007	0.112	0.149	170	177
2008	0.108	0.153	175	186
2009	0.131	0.190	167	181
2010	0.165	0.223	171	184
2011	0.173	0.224	165	185
2012	0.185	0.275	173	189
2013	0.165	0.256	178	200
2014	0.086	0.217	180	192
2015	0.131	0.185	173	197
2016	0.128	0.170	175	196
2017	0.133	0.180	179	197
2018	0.132	0.178	182	196
2019	0.140	0.181	174	191
2020	0.136	0.177	177	189
2021	0.136	0.176	176	199
2022	0.148	0.185	178	200
2023	0.175	0.175	172	199
2024	0.165	0.172	167	199

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