Costa Rica
South & Central America and the Caribbean
Trade in Costa Rica
Costa Rica was the world’s 85th largest exporter of goods and 59th largest exporter of commercial services in 2022. Export values were $16.60 billion and $11.79 billion USD respectively. Costa Rica’s top export category was Manufactures, followed by Agricultural products, and Machinery and transport equipment. In 2022, Costa Rica’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to United States, Netherlands and Belgium, with trade representing 79.66 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Costa Rica is the world’s 81st largest importer of goods and 79th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $22.69 billion and $5.50 billion USD respectively in 2022. Costa Rica’s top import category was Manufactures, followed by Machinery and transport equipment and Chemicals. Leading import partners were United States, China and Mexico. Costa Rica is part of 15 different Regional Trade Agreements, including Canada – Costa Rica and Central American Common Market (CACM). |
General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Republic of Costa Rica |
Abbreviation |
CR |
Capital |
San Jose |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1995 |
Legal System |
civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court |
Language |
Spanish |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
Additional Information | |
Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Costa Rican colón |
Exchange Rate |
Google Finance Currencies |
Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Government MSME Agency |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Last Reviewed: June, 2024
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