Exports in Costa Rica increased to 14956.93 USD Million in August from 13085.60 USD Million in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Costa Rica Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2023, the main exported product from Costa Rica was medical equipment; including surgery, odontology, and veterinary instruments and devices. The total value of these exports was nearly *** billion U.S. dollars. Orthopedic items and equipment, prosthetics, and implants made up the second most exported category, with a value of around *** billion dollars. On the other hand, Costa Rica's most imported products include petroleum and passenger vehicles.

Costa Rica's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$19.88 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Costa Rica's main export partners were: the United States, the Netherlands and Guatemala. The top three export commodities were: Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus; Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons and Miscellaneous edible preparations. Total Imports were valued at US$23.68 Billion. In 2024, Costa Rica had a trade deficit of US$3.79 Billion.

Costa Rica: Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is 38.53 percent, a decline from 38.92 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 44.58 percent, based on data from 134 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1960 to 2024 is 33.47 percent. The minimum value, 20.86 percent, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 45.08 percent was recorded in 1982.

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Graph and download economic data for National Accounts: GDP by Expenditure: Constant Prices: Exports of Goods and Services for Costa Rica (CRINAEXKP06GPSAQ) from Q2 1991 to Q2 2025 about Costa Rica, exports, expenditures, services, real, and GDP.

Costa Rica Exports to United States was US$8.34 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Costa Rica Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

Key information about Costa Rica Exports: Television

• Costa Rica Exports: Television was reported at 3,694.415 USD th in Dec 2023
• This records an increase from the previous number of 2,079.761 USD th for Dec 2022
• Costa Rica Exports: Television data is updated yearly, averaging 881.170 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 6,847.759 USD th in 1999 and a record low of 56.071 USD th in 2005
• Costa Rica Exports: Television data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.TR: Television Receivers: Export Value

Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data was reported at 0.076 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.046 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data is updated yearly, averaging 0.322 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.554 % in 1977 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1965. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Graph and download economic data for National Accounts: GDP by Expenditure: Constant Prices: Exports of Goods and Services for Costa Rica (CRINAEXKP06STSAQ) from Q1 1991 to Q3 2023 about Costa Rica, exports, expenditures, services, real, and GDP.

Costa Rica CR: Exports: Goods data was reported at 19.025 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.597 USD bn for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 1.720 USD bn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.025 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 84.000 USD mn in 1961. Costa Rica CR: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.;World Trade Organization.;Gap-filled total;

Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data was reported at 0.503 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.446 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data is updated yearly, averaging 0.315 % from Dec 1966 (Median) to 2023, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.172 % in 1968 and a record low of 0.007 % in 1971. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: World data was reported at 20.524 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 18.153 USD bn for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: World data is updated yearly, averaging 1.090 USD bn from Dec 1948 (Median) to 2024, with 77 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.524 USD bn in 2024 and a record low of 30.600 USD mn in 1949. Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: World data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.IMF.DOT: Exports: fob: by Country: Annual.

Costa Rica's total Exports in 2023 were valued at US$18.11 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Costa Rica's main export partners were: the United States, the Netherlands and Guatemala. The top three export commodities were: Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus; Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons and Miscellaneous edible preparations. Total Imports were valued at US$22.51 Billion. In 2023, Costa Rica had a trade deficit of US$4.41 Billion.

Costa Rica CR: Exports: Commercial Service data was reported at 14.764 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.717 USD bn for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: Commercial Service data is updated yearly, averaging 2.278 USD bn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2023, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.764 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 122.900 USD mn in 1977. Costa Rica CR: Exports: Commercial Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Commercial service exports are total service exports minus exports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Special Categories data was reported at 0.043 USD mn in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.882 USD mn for 2009. Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Special Categories data is updated yearly, averaging 0.715 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2013, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.985 USD bn in 1999 and a record low of 0.011 USD mn in 2001. Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Special Categories data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.IMF.DOT: Exports: fob: by Country: Annual.

Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel data was reported at 32.294 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 30.768 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel data is updated yearly, averaging 48.877 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2023, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.842 % in 2000 and a record low of 16.857 % in 2020. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;

Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies data was reported at 14.540 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.731 USD bn for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies data is updated yearly, averaging 866.819 USD mn from Dec 1948 (Median) to 2024, with 77 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.540 USD bn in 2024 and a record low of 28.000 USD mn in 1949. Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.IMF.DOT: Exports: fob: by Country: Annual.

Costa Rica CR: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data was reported at 21.074 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.408 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data is updated yearly, averaging 21.207 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.157 % in 1980 and a record low of 4.156 % in 1962. Costa Rica CR: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel data was reported at 256.461 USD mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 249.696 USD mn for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel data is updated yearly, averaging 21.334 USD mn from Dec 1948 (Median) to 2024, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 262.392 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 0.100 USD mn in 1955. Costa Rica CR: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.IMF.DOT: Exports: fob: by Country: Annual.