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About

Malta-Costa Rica In 2022, Malta exported $218k to Costa Rica. The main products that Malta exported to Costa Rica are Packaged Medicaments ($73.9k), Video and Card Games ($71.1k), and Other toys ($28.6k). During the last 27 years the exports of Malta to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.37%, from $550k in 1995 to $218k in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Malta In 2022, Costa Rica exported $3.66M to Malta. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Malta were Bananas ($1.43M), Medical Instruments ($1.02M), and Valves ($415k). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Malta have increased at an annualized rate of 5.28%, from $911k in 1995 to $3.66M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Malta ranked 127 in total exports ($4.87B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Costa Rica ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.32), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malta exported $218k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Malta to Costa Rica were Packaged Medicaments ($73.9k), Video and Card Games ($71.1k), and Other toys ($28.6k). During the last 27 years the exports of Malta to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.37%, from $550k in 1995 to $218k in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $3.66M to Malta. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Malta were Bananas ($1.43M), Medical Instruments ($1.02M), and Valves ($415k). During the last 27 years the exports of Costa Rica to Malta have increased at an annualized rate of 5.28%, from $911k in 1995 to $3.66M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Malta Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malta
Top Destination
Germany$576M
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Malta than Costa Rica were Germany ($576M), France ($302M), and Singapore ($239M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Malta were United States ($6.83B), Netherlands ($1.22B), and Guatemala ($821M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malta - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malta had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Miscellaneous ($99.7k), Chemical Products ($73.9k), and Foodstuffs ($11k).

During 2022, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Malta in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.75M), Instruments ($1.02M), and Machines ($619k).

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 Malta has comparative advantage over Costa Rica. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Costa Rica has comparative advantage over Malta.

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

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