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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · COSTA RICA

What Costa Rica Trades

In 2023, Costa Rica sold about $18.1B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $22.5B in return. Its biggest customer was United States ($8.3B, 46% of exports); its biggest supplier, United States ($8.6B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$18.1B
GOODS IMPORTED$22.5B
TOP PARTNERUnited States

Where Costa Rica sends its goods

Costa Rica’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1United States46.1%$8.3B
2Netherlands8.4%$1.5B
3Guatemala4.9%$888M
4Belgium4.6%$839M
5Nicaragua3.8%$693M
6Panama3.5%$626M
7Honduras3.3%$598M
8El Salvador2.5%$459M
9China2.3%$417M
10Japan2.1%$380M
12Spain1.7%$304M
13Mexico1.7%$301M
14United Kingdom1.4%$259M
15Italy1.2%$208M
16Germany0.8%$139M
17Peru0.7%$123M
18Canada0.6%$102M
19Belize0.5%$92M
20Ireland0.5%$90M
21Singapore0.5%$87M
22France0.5%$86M
23Jamaica0.5%$83M
24Colombia0.4%$76M
25Ecuador0.4%$75M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 99.8% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Costa Rica buys its goods

Costa Rica’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1United States38.2%$8.6B
2China15.1%$3.4B
3Mexico6.4%$1.4B
4Brazil2.9%$660M
5Guatemala2.7%$598M
6Germany2.5%$557M
7Japan2.1%$466M
8Colombia1.8%$402M
9Spain1.7%$389M
10Chile1.5%$332M
11Panama1.3%$293M
12Italy1.3%$291M
13Canada1.3%$287M
14Korea, Rep.1.3%$285M
15Netherlands1.3%$285M
16El Salvador1.2%$280M
17India1.1%$253M
18Nicaragua1.0%$236M
19Belgium0.9%$203M
20Thailand0.9%$198M
21Viet Nam0.8%$187M
22Honduras0.8%$180M
23Switzerland0.8%$169M
24Ireland0.7%$168M
25United Kingdom0.7%$165M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 99.3% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.