Costa Rica

Official symbols in Costa Rica:


Flag Costa Rica		Coat of arms Costa Rica

Export in Costa Rica

The continent: America

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Exports in Costa Rica

Cost to export

1 020 US$ per container^[?] (2014)

(ascending): 68 in the world of 188 (64,36%); 12 place in America 35 (68,57%)

13,73 % (2,75 % annual) ↗

min: 1 000; max: 1 160; max-min: 160 (13,79%); mid: 1 080;

-60 (-5,88%)

Documents to export

5 number^[?] (2014)

(ascending): 46 in the world of 182 (75,27%); 9 place in America 34 (76,47%)

Time to export

14 days^[?] (2014)

(ascending): 63 in the world of 188 (67,02%); 18 place in America 35 (51,43%)

Types of exports in Costa Rica

Exports of goods and services

16 535 833 559 current US$^[?] (2015)

(descending): 84 in the world of 187 (55,61%); 15 place in America 38 (63,16%)

25,23 % (5,05 % annual) ↘

min: 106 792 407; max: 16 535 833 559; max-min: 16 429 041 152 (99,35%); mid: 8 321 312 983;

8 214 520 576 (49,68%)

High-technology exports

861 602 448 current US$^[?] (2015)

(descending): 51 in the world of 157 (68,15%); 6 place in America 32 (84,38%)

154,56 % (30,91 % annual) ↗

min: 29 619 791; max: 3 065 086 038; max-min: 3 035 466 247 (99,03%); mid: 1 547 352 915;

-685 750 467 (-79,59%)

Service exports

7 357 926 949 current US$^[?] (2015)

(descending): 61 in the world of 185 (67,57%); 10 place in America 38 (76,32%)

31,75 % (6,35 % annual) ↘

min: 129 900 000; max: 7 357 926 949; max-min: 7 228 026 949 (98,23%); mid: 3 743 913 475;

3 614 013 475 (49,12%)

Goods exports

9 403 995 923 current US$^[?] (2015)

(descending): 88 in the world of 186 (53,23%); 16 place in America 38 (60,53%)

20,33 % (4,07 % annual) ↘

min: 827 800 000; max: 9 494 837 726; max-min: 8 667 037 726 (91,28%); mid: 5 161 318 863;

4 242 677 060 (45,12%)

Export of goods in Costa Rica

Goods exports

9 403 995 923 current US$^[?] (2015)

(descending): 88 in the world of 186 (53,23%); 16 place in America 38 (60,53%)

20,33 % (4,07 % annual) ↘

min: 827 800 000; max: 9 494 837 726; max-min: 8 667 037 726 (91,28%); mid: 5 161 318 863;

4 242 677 060 (45,12%)

Agricultural raw materials exports

2,53 % of merchandise exports^[?] (2015)

(descending): 60 in the world of 167 (64,67%); 12 place in America 35 (68,57%)

5,25 % (1,05 % annual) ↗

min: 0,510; max: 6,72; max-min: 6,21 (92,42%); mid: 3,62;

-1,09 (-42,95%)

Fuel exports

0,055 % of merchandise exports^[?] (2015)

(descending): 137 in the world of 157 (13,38%); 29 place in America 33 (15,15%)

957,40 % (191,48 % annual) ↗

min: 0,0004332; max: 1,91; max-min: 1,91 (99,98%); mid: 0,954;

-0,899 (-1 632%)

Ores and metals exports

1,24 % of merchandise exports^[?] (2015)

(descending): 117 in the world of 164 (29,27%); 22 place in America 32 (34,38%)

7,33 % (1,47 % annual) ↘

min: 0,035; max: 2,35; max-min: 2,31 (98,50%); mid: 1,19;

0,046 (3,73%)

Food exports

42,61 % of merchandise exports^[?] (2015)

(descending): 42 in the world of 165 (75,15%); 15 place in America 33 (57,58%)

18,50 % (3,70 % annual) ↘

min: 24,73; max: 82,03; max-min: 57,30 (69,85%); mid: 53,38;

-10,77 (-25,28%)

ICT goods exports

21,87 % of total goods exports^[?] (2013)

(descending): 7 in the world of 146 (95,89%); 2 place in America 31 (96,77%)

8,94 % (1,79 % annual) ↘

min: 17,67; max: 30,29; max-min: 12,62 (41,66%); mid: 23,98;

-2,11 (-9,66%)

Export of services in Costa Rica

Service exports

7 357 926 949 current US$^[?] (2015)

(descending): 61 in the world of 185 (67,57%); 10 place in America 38 (76,32%)

31,75 % (6,35 % annual) ↘

min: 129 900 000; max: 7 357 926 949; max-min: 7 228 026 949 (98,23%); mid: 3 743 913 475;

3 614 013 475 (49,12%)

Communications, computer, etc.

48,79 % of service exports, BoP^[?] (2015)

(descending): 46 in the world of 180 (75%); 8 place in America 37 (81,08%)

3,99 % (0,798 % annual) ↘

min: 20,93; max: 62,25; max-min: 41,32 (66,37%); mid: 41,59;

7,19 (14,74%)

ICT service exports

45,14 % of service exports, BoP^[?] (2015)

(descending): 16 in the world of 166 (90,96%); 2 place in America 33 (96,97%)

19,27 % (3,85 % annual) ↘

min: 5,26; max: 45,14; max-min: 39,88 (88,34%); mid: 25,20;

19,94 (44,17%)

Insurance and financial services

0,920 % of service exports, BoP^[?] (2015)

(descending): 127 in the world of 166 (24,10%); 22 place in America 35 (40%)

66,88 % (13,38 % annual) ↘

min: -0,142; max: 1,42; max-min: 1,56 (110,04%); mid: 0,638;

0,283 (30,72%)

Transport services

5,16 % of service exports, BoP^[?] (2015)

(descending): 152 in the world of 182 (17,03%); 26 place in America 36 (30,56%)

57,36 % (11,47 % annual) ↗

min: 5,16; max: 27,10; max-min: 21,93 (80,94%); mid: 16,13;

-10,97 (-212,35%)

Travel services

45,13 % of service exports, BoP^[?] (2015)

(descending): 79 in the world of 181 (56,91%); 23 place in America 37 (40,54%)

0,885 % (0,177 % annual) ↘

min: 30,57; max: 63,14; max-min: 32,57 (51,58%); mid: 46,86;

-1,73 (-3,83%)