Full trade & compliance profile
Costa Rica — Trade & Compliance
Costa Rica's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
15
trade agreements
7
cargo treaties
5.49%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Costa Rica beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1USA40.8%
- 2Netherlands7.5%
- 3Guatemala4.2%
- 4Belgium3.9%
- 5Nicaragua3.0%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Optical/medical instruments39.7%
- 2Fruits & nuts13.9%
- 3Electrical machinery12.9%
- 4Misc edible preparations4.5%
- 5Plastics2.2%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils10.7%
- 2Electrical machinery10.5%
- 3Vehicles9.2%
- 4Machinery & mechanical appliances8.9%
- 5Plastics7.2%
Declining export markets
- 1Panama−0.71pp
- 2China, Hong Kong SAR−0.49pp
- 3Dominican Rep.−0.47pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Optical/medical instruments+4.58pp
- 2Electrical machinery+2.88pp
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances+0.50pp
Declining export goods
- 1Fruits & nuts−1.52pp
- 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils−0.81pp
- 3Coffee, tea, spices−0.68pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Central America2021
Korea, Republic of - Central America2019
Costa Rica - Colombia2016
EFTA - Central America (Costa Rica and Panama)2014
Central American Common Market (CACM) - Accession of Panama2013
Costa Rica - Peru2013
Costa Rica - Singapore2013
Mexico - Central America2012
China - Costa Rica2011
Panama - Costa Rica (Panama - Central America)2008
Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)2006
Canada - Costa Rica2002
Chile - Costa Rica (Chile - Central America)2002
Dominican Republic - Central America2001
Central American Common Market (CACM)1961
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
CRC
Costa Rican Colon
MFN applied tariff
5.49%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
4.1M t
Top mineral output
salt
20K tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
1 million metric tons of oil equivalent
Top item per category of 103 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗