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Costa Rica: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Costa Rica at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 23.7 billionGrowth +5.1% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:CR:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 24.1 billionGrowth +12.3% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:CR:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,199Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory5,717Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 2.3 billion−7.6%BACI:CR:2710:1:2024
28703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 1.3 billion+28.8%BACI:CR:8703:1:2024
39018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 784.2 million−7.3%BACI:CR:9018:1:2024
43004 MedicamentsUSD 656.6 million+9.6%BACI:CR:3004:1:2024
58517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 615.1 million+6.9%BACI:CR:8517:1:2024
68704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 392.5 million+28.5%BACI:CR:8704:1:2024
78471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 356.8 million+9.9%BACI:CR:8471:1:2024
83917 Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings thereofUSD 323.0 million+6.2%BACI:CR:3917:1:2024
93926 Articles of plastics and articles of other materialsUSD 282.3 million+0.9%BACI:CR:3926:1:2024
103002 Human bloodUSD 263.2 million+1.0%BACI:CR:3002:1:2024
113923 Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, stoppersUSD 260.5 million−5.6%BACI:CR:3923:1:2024
128542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 251.0 million+31.7%BACI:CR:8542:1:2024
138544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 234.0 million+4.7%BACI:CR:8544:1:2024
141005 MaizeUSD 229.0 million−22.8%BACI:CR:1005:1:2024
158536 Electrical apparatus for switchingUSD 182.1 million+2.3%BACI:CR:8536:1:2024
163808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicidesUSD 182.1 million+7.1%BACI:CR:3808:1:2024
173920 Plastics: platesUSD 172.7 million+4.7%BACI:CR:3920:1:2024
189021 Orthopaedic appliancesUSD 172.1 million+5.9%BACI:CR:9021:1:2024
198528 Monitors and projectorsUSD 171.5 million+6.9%BACI:CR:8528:1:2024
208418 Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezingUSD 168.0 million+31.4%BACI:CR:8418:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
19018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 7.1 billion+18.4%BACI:CR:9018:2:2024
28542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 2.2 billion+75.3%BACI:CR:8542:2:2024
39021 Orthopaedic appliancesUSD 2.1 billion+5.0%BACI:CR:9021:2:2024
40804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavasUSD 1.7 billion+15.5%BACI:CR:0804:2:2024
50803 Bananas, including plantainsUSD 1.4 billion−6.0%BACI:CR:0803:2:2024
62106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 886.6 million+12.4%BACI:CR:2106:2:2024
70901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedUSD 447.6 million+1.4%BACI:CR:0901:2:2024
88544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 349.9 million+15.2%BACI:CR:8544:2:2024
92009 Fruit or nut juicesUSD 261.9 million+10.9%BACI:CR:2009:2:2024
108536 Electrical apparatus for switchingUSD 231.9 million−3.4%BACI:CR:8536:2:2024
114011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubberUSD 221.2 million−13.4%BACI:CR:4011:2:2024
121511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 211.3 million−8.3%BACI:CR:1511:2:2024
130714 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, freshUSD 208.5 million+2.8%BACI:CR:0714:2:2024
143002 Human bloodUSD 205.9 million+21.8%BACI:CR:3002:2:2024
152103 Sauces and preparations thereforUSD 183.9 million+7.2%BACI:CR:2103:2:2024
162008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plantsUSD 181.3 million+7.3%BACI:CR:2008:2:2024
179019 Mechano-therapy, massage appliancesUSD 146.5 million−11.8%BACI:CR:9019:2:2024
181905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' waresUSD 146.3 million+14.1%BACI:CR:1905:2:2024
193926 Articles of plastics and articles of other materialsUSD 142.0 million+11.2%BACI:CR:3926:2:2024
203006 Pharmaceutical goodsUSD 139.6 million+1.1%BACI:CR:3006:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-25. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Costa Rica with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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