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About

Costa Rica-France In 2022, Costa Rica exported $105M to France. The main products that Costa Rica exported to France are Tropical Fruits ($30.3M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($15.6M), and Bananas ($11.5M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to France have increased at an annualized rate of 1.58%, from $68.7M in 1995 to $105M in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica did not export any services to France.

France-Costa Rica In 2022, France exported $106M to Costa Rica. The main products that France exported to Costa Rica were Packaged Medicaments ($15.3M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.1M), and Beauty Products ($4.04M). During the last 27 years the exports of France to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.75%, from $130M in 1995 to $106M in 2022.

In 2022, France did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Comparison In 2022,  Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B). That same year, France ranked 14 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $105M to France. The main products exported from Costa Rica to France were Tropical Fruits ($30.3M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($15.6M), and Bananas ($11.5M). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to France have increased at an annualized rate of 1.58%, from $68.7M in 1995 to $105M in 2022.

In 2022, France exported $106M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from France to Costa Rica were Packaged Medicaments ($15.3M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.1M), and Beauty Products ($4.04M). During the last 27 years the exports of France to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.75%, from $130M in 1995 to $106M in 2022.

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Exports from France (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Costa Rica (Flag) and France (Flag)

Costa Rica Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

This map shows whether countries import more from Costa Rica or France. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Costa Rica and France or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than France were Guatemala ($821M), Nicaragua ($593M), and Honduras ($517M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from France than Costa Rica were Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and Belgium ($47.8B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Costa Rica - France

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Costa Rica and France by product, considering products traded by both, Costa Rica and France.

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with France in the exports of Vegetable Products ($55.1M), Machines ($19M), and Foodstuffs ($17.5M).

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Chemical Products ($37.9M), Foodstuffs ($15.6M), and Machines ($13.6M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Costa Rica has comparative advantage over France. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more France has comparative advantage over Costa Rica.

Product Space of Costa Rica (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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