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.

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.

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 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.

Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures data was reported at 64.169 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 61.396 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures data is updated yearly, averaging 42.931 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.949 % in 1999 and a record low of 14.590 % in 1965. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures 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. Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals).;World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.;Weighted average;Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Costa Rica: High technology exports: The latest value from 2023 is 2809.09 million U.S. dollars, an increase from 2066.89 million U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 23444.70 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 146 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 2007 to 2023 is 1901.23 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 869.82 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 3074.13 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 2013.

Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel data was reported at 0.055 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.022 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel data is updated yearly, averaging 0.325 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.907 % in 1984 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1966. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel 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. Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials).;World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.;Weighted average;Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Turkey Exports: Costa Rica data was reported at 7,917.223 USD th in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,064.528 USD th for Feb 2025. Turkey Exports: Costa Rica data is updated monthly, averaging 4,754.772 USD th from Jan 2013 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,053.844 USD th in May 2022 and a record low of 607.602 USD th in Sep 2014. Turkey Exports: Costa Rica data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Turkish Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.JA006: General Trade System: Exports: by Country.

Costa Rica CR: ICT: Service Exports: BOP data was reported at 2.131 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.868 USD bn for 2022. Costa Rica CR: ICT: Service Exports: BOP data is updated yearly, averaging 350.467 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.131 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 57.300 USD mn in 1995. Costa Rica CR: ICT: Service Exports: BOP 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: Telecommunication. Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Sum;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Saudi Arabia Exports: Costa Rica data was reported at 1.170 SAR mn in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.565 SAR mn for Dec 2024. Saudi Arabia Exports: Costa Rica data is updated monthly, averaging 1.717 SAR mn from Jan 2017 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 95 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 128.942 SAR mn in Sep 2023 and a record low of 0.000 SAR mn in Jul 2021. Saudi Arabia Exports: Costa Rica data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.JA009: Exports: by Country.

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;

Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals data was reported at 1.509 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.451 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals data is updated yearly, averaging 0.785 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.332 % in 2012 and a record low of 0.035 % in 1972. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals 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. Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).;World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.;Weighted average;Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

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;

Canada Exports to Costa Rica was US$205.69 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports to Costa Rica - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

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: 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: % 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: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Within Region 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: Within Region 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: Within Region 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data was reported at 32.791 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 35.374 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data is updated yearly, averaging 50.360 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.034 % in 1965 and a record low of 24.682 % in 2009. Costa Rica CR: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food 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. Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).;World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.;Weighted average;Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Costa Rica CR: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data was reported at 75.270 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.963 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 75.596 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.844 % in 1962 and a record low of 66.602 % in 2009. Costa Rica CR: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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;