Costa Rica

Costa Rica Exports 2023

Complete list of Costa Rica's 172 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$20.99B
Total exports (2023)
#77
Global export rank
172
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Costa Rica exported $20.99 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #77 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 172 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 73.1% of total export value. The leading export was catheters, cannulae and the like, valued at $2.73 billion 13.0% of the country's export portfolio.

The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All export destinations

172 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.

#Destination2023 export value% of total
1USA$8.66B41.25%
2Netherlands$1.53B7.28%
3Guatemala$882.83M4.21%
4Belgium$810.86M3.86%
5Nicaragua$690.36M3.29%
6China$646.79M3.08%
7Panama$622.79M2.97%
8Honduras$600.60M2.86%
9United Kingdom$453.88M2.16%
10El Salvador$449.36M2.14%
11Japan$403.91M1.92%
12Spain$368.96M1.76%
13Dominican Rep.$338.52M1.61%
14Mexico$334.34M1.59%
15Malaysia$292.75M1.39%
16Canada$260.92M1.24%
17Italy$259.46M1.24%
18Germany$235.91M1.12%
19Czechia$211.37M1.01%
20Singapore$149.21M0.71%
21Peru$137.01M0.65%
22Ireland$133.17M0.63%
23China, Hong Kong SAR$129.13M0.62%
24Saudi Arabia$122.29M0.58%
25India$117.46M0.56%
26France$110.90M0.53%
27Brazil$109.07M0.52%
28Switzerland$106.07M0.51%
29Other Asia, nes$97.41M0.46%
30Belize$95.54M0.46%
31Türkiye$88.72M0.42%
32Colombia$87.08M0.41%
33Jamaica$86.89M0.41%
34Australia$84.47M0.40%
35Ecuador$79.48M0.38%
36Austria$65.95M0.31%
37Norway$65.56M0.31%
38Poland$63.45M0.30%
39Rep. of Korea$62.58M0.30%
40Trinidad and Tobago$60.82M0.29%
41Portugal$59.16M0.28%
42Ukraine$50.74M0.24%
43Chile$48.42M0.23%
44Hungary$43.28M0.21%
45Finland$33.08M0.16%
46Cuba$32.46M0.15%
47United Arab Emirates$32.38M0.15%
48Thailand$28.12M0.13%
49Israel$27.28M0.13%
50Russian Federation$23.86M0.11%
51Guyana$23.13M0.11%
52South Africa$22.65M0.11%
53Serbia$22.57M0.11%
54Aruba$22.09M0.11%
55Greece$20.90M0.10%
56Iraq$20.67M0.10%
57Slovakia$19.09M0.09%
58Haiti$19.07M0.09%
59Argentina$17.95M0.09%
60Bahamas$17.88M0.09%
61Slovenia$17.15M0.08%
62Sweden$16.16M0.08%
63Barbados$15.63M0.07%
64Philippines$15.34M0.07%
65Venezuela$13.86M0.07%
66Indonesia$11.51M0.05%
67Egypt$11.43M0.05%
68Morocco$10.84M0.05%
69Kuwait$10.49M0.05%
70Kazakhstan$9.03M0.04%
71Libya$8.65M0.04%
72Viet Nam$8.50M0.04%
73New Zealand$8.39M0.04%
74Denmark$7.93M0.04%
75Montenegro$7.13M0.03%
76Uruguay$6.76M0.03%
77Curaçao$6.33M0.03%
78Estonia$6.32M0.03%
79Bosnia Herzegovina$6.22M0.03%
80Lebanon$6.01M0.03%
81Armenia$4.81M0.02%
82Ethiopia$4.79M0.02%
83Malta$4.67M0.02%
84Luxembourg$4.54M0.02%
85Suriname$4.50M0.02%
86Jordan$4.47M0.02%
87Qatar$4.17M0.02%
88Romania$3.86M0.02%
89Paraguay$3.71M0.02%
90Azerbaijan$3.56M0.02%
91Niger$3.29M0.02%
92Rep. of Moldova$3.19M0.02%
93Senegal$3.03M0.01%
94Albania$2.84M0.01%
95Tunisia$2.82M0.01%
96North Macedonia$2.77M0.01%
97Sierra Leone$2.69M0.01%
98Bahrain$2.50M0.01%
99Iceland$2.20M0.01%
100Pakistan$1.90M0.01%
101Saint Lucia$1.82M0.01%
102Croatia$1.74M0.01%
103Latvia$1.69M0.01%
104Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$1.62M0.01%
105Grenada$1.59M0.01%
106Kenya$1.56M0.01%
107Lithuania$1.45M0.01%
108Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$1.41M0.01%
109Uganda$1.29M0.01%
110Bangladesh$1.20M0.01%
111Nigeria$1.04M0.00%
112Cayman Isds$911,6790.00%
113Antigua and Barbuda$852,5220.00%
114Sri Lanka$833,2090.00%
115China, Macao SAR$786,0640.00%
116Oman$739,9420.00%
117Dominica$562,5120.00%
118Cameroon$552,1660.00%
119Côte d'Ivoire$542,7270.00%
120Saint Maarten$510,9320.00%
121Uzbekistan$508,4070.00%
122Georgia$430,3350.00%
123Bermuda$424,2570.00%
124Br. Virgin Isds$424,2520.00%
125United Rep. of Tanzania$405,7630.00%
126Brunei Darussalam$353,7710.00%
127Bulgaria$306,0240.00%
128Mauritius$272,1180.00%
129Algeria$211,9700.00%
130Gabon$194,1330.00%
131Cyprus$189,4720.00%
132Kyrgyzstan$173,8670.00%
133French Polynesia$139,9400.00%
134Mongolia$133,3910.00%
135Namibia$117,6510.00%
136Angola$105,6630.00%
137Botswana$96,0790.00%
138Ghana$93,3040.00%
139Congo$90,7700.00%
140Central African Rep.$89,9990.00%
141Dem. Rep. of the Congo$75,2920.00%
142Iran$71,4860.00%
143Liberia$65,4950.00%
144Cambodia$60,8990.00%
145Andorra$58,9360.00%
146Myanmar$57,0370.00%
147Papua New Guinea$53,3000.00%
148Maldives$41,1510.00%
149Fiji$40,1000.00%
150Zimbabwe$33,9090.00%
151Cabo Verde$33,6030.00%
152Saint Kitts and Nevis$32,5940.00%
153Zambia$20,8520.00%
154Burkina Faso$16,8340.00%
155Mozambique$11,9110.00%
156Madagascar$10,8240.00%
157Nepal$8,6340.00%
158Guam$8,0000.00%
159Eswatini$7,5860.00%
160Solomon Isds$7,4770.00%
161Malawi$7,3750.00%
162New Caledonia$7,3440.00%
163Djibouti$7,2000.00%
164Anguilla$6,6940.00%
165Sao Tome and Principe$6,5430.00%
166Mali$5,0000.00%
167Mauritania$2,8110.00%
168N. Mariana Isds$2,7500.00%
169Vanuatu$2,1000.00%
170Afghanistan$1,2000.00%
171Syria$1,1000.00%
172Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$8110.00%

Top export products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$2.73B13.01%
2901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$2.48B11.81%
3902139Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints$1.58B7.55%
4080390Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried$1.48B7.03%
5080430Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried$1.35B6.45%
6854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$1.02B4.84%
7210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$788.04M3.75%
8901819Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.c. in item no. 9018.1$557.59M2.66%
9090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$397.57M1.89%
10902110Orthopaedic or fracture appliances$210.18M1.00%
11401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$203.48M0.97%
12151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$199.45M0.95%
13854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$191.85M0.91%
14902190Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability$171.27M0.82%
15071410Vegetable roots and tubers: manioc (cassava), with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets$153.57M0.73%
16300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$150.68M0.72%
17961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$132.65M0.63%
18200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c. in heading no. 2008$127.69M0.61%
19392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$125.99M0.60%
20721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling$122.83M0.59%
21300691Pharmaceutical goods: appliances identifiable for ostomy use$113.03M0.54%
22210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$112.08M0.53%
23300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$109.52M0.52%
24200941Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$105.76M0.50%
25901910Mechano-therapy appliances: massage apparatus and psychological aptitude-testing apparatus$99.04M0.47%
26701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$97.52M0.46%
27081190Fruit, edible: fruit and nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$96.99M0.46%
28847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$95.89M0.46%
29901812Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: ultrasonic scanning apparatus$90.28M0.43%
30853650Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$88.65M0.42%
31020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$87.84M0.42%
32900130Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically worked$87.11M0.41%
33200949Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$82.00M0.39%
34711019Metals: platinum, semi-manufactured$78.29M0.37%
35401693Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubber$76.64M0.37%
36853669Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$75.19M0.36%
37060290Plants, live: n.e.c. in heading no. 0602$73.51M0.35%
38901920Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus$63.69M0.30%
39392112Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of vinyl chloride, cellular$63.67M0.30%
40190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$63.04M0.30%
41190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$61.87M0.29%
42210320Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces$56.59M0.27%
43382100Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells$54.90M0.26%
44230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$51.74M0.25%
45170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$47.32M0.23%
46851220Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)$47.06M0.22%
47901832Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for sutures$46.51M0.22%
48320910Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium$45.18M0.22%
49760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$44.40M0.21%
50080719Fruit, edible: melons, other than watermelons, fresh$42.95M0.20%
51481910Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard$42.87M0.20%
52730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73$42.40M0.20%
53854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$42.20M0.20%
54392330Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods$41.94M0.20%
55160414Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)$41.38M0.20%
56903300Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90: parts and accessories n.e.c. in chapter 90$41.12M0.20%
57030289Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99$39.90M0.19%
58401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$39.36M0.19%
59070999Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled$39.18M0.19%
60380892Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$37.62M0.18%
61720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$36.65M0.17%
62721061Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys$36.42M0.17%
63080711Fruit, edible: watermelons, fresh$36.36M0.17%
64151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$34.37M0.16%
65854420Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors$34.21M0.16%
66040120Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6%$34.12M0.16%
67732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$33.72M0.16%
68151321Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$33.46M0.16%
69520623Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, less than 85% by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale$33.43M0.16%
70391723Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride$33.42M0.16%
71962000Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles$33.19M0.16%
72170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$32.08M0.15%
73391732Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, other than those of item no. 3917.31, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings$32.06M0.15%
74853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$31.97M0.15%
75220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009$31.58M0.15%
76081090Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh$31.06M0.15%
77080310Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried$31.01M0.15%
78740400Copper: waste and scrap$30.68M0.15%
79030431Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)$30.62M0.15%
80611510Graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins), knitted or crocheted$30.37M0.14%
81190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared$29.88M0.14%
82844331Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network$29.75M0.14%
83392350Plastics: stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, for the conveyance or packing of goods$29.74M0.14%
84060420Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens: suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh$29.50M0.14%
85391740Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges)$29.37M0.14%
86380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$28.73M0.14%
87220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$28.44M0.14%
88230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$28.43M0.14%
89853340Electrical resistors: variable, including rheostats and potentiometers (excluding heating)$27.77M0.13%
90200710Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes: homogenised, cooked preparations, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$27.27M0.13%
91330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$27.10M0.13%
92481920Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard$27.02M0.13%
93150790Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$25.61M0.12%
94220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208$25.47M0.12%
95310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: n.e.c. in heading no. 3105$25.30M0.12%
96020220Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen$24.76M0.12%
97830990Stoppers: caps and lids, of base metal$24.42M0.12%
98340290Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale$24.35M0.12%
99950669Balls: (other than inflatable or for lawn-tennis, golf or table-tennis)$23.66M0.11%
100851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$23.57M0.11%