Imports in Costa Rica increased to 10208.82 USD Million in May from 8108.05 USD Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Costa Rica Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, the main imported product in Costa Rica was petroleum, with a total import value of approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. The second most imported category was passenger vehicles, representing an import value of just over * billion dollars. The United States was one of the main countries of origin of Costa Rican imports that year.

United States Imports from Costa Rica was US$12.01 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Costa Rica - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Costa Rica's total Imports in 2023 were valued at US$22.51 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Costa Rica's main import partners were: the United States, China and Mexico. The top three import commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Electrical, electronic equipment and Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers. Total Exports were valued at US$18.11 Billion. In 2023, Costa Rica had a trade deficit of US$4.41 Billion.

In 2024, Costa Rica imported pharmaceutical products for approximately *********** U.S. dollars, reaching the highest value observed during the analyzed period. A year earlier, these imports amounted to *********** dollars. Overall, the figure increased by ** percent between 2013 and 2024.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel data was reported at 12.724 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.218 % for 2021. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel data is updated yearly, averaging 9.288 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2022, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.984 % in 1982 and a record low of 3.873 % in 1970. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: 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: Imports. 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 import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data was reported at 71.692 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 74.358 % for 2021. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data is updated yearly, averaging 75.863 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2022, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.111 % in 1998 and a record low of 58.829 % in 1982. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: 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: Imports. Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (nonferrous metals).;World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.;Weighted average;Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food data was reported at 12.494 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.324 % for 2021. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food data is updated yearly, averaging 9.627 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2022, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.750 % in 2020 and a record low of 6.282 % in 2005. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: 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: Imports. 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 import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual data was reported at 0.032 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.058 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual data is updated yearly, averaging 3.890 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.390 % in 1982 and a record low of 0.032 % in 2023. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: 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: Imports. Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals data was reported at 1.959 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.619 % for 2020. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals data is updated yearly, averaging 1.824 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2021, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.124 % in 1986 and a record low of 1.127 % in 2009. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: 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: Imports. Ores and metals comprise 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 import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: The Arab World data was reported at 0.890 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.466 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: The Arab World data is updated yearly, averaging 0.019 % from Dec 1968 (Median) to 2023, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.895 % in 2009 and a record low of 0.003 % in 1984. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: 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: Imports. Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Sub-Saharan Africa data was reported at 0.041 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.057 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Sub-Saharan Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 0.038 % from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2023, with 60 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.292 % in 1966 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1988. Costa Rica CR: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Sub-Saharan Africa 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: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 Imports from Costa Rica was US$541.13 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Imports from Costa Rica - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Trinidad And Tobago Imports from Costa Rica was US$56.42 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Trinidad And Tobago Imports from Costa Rica - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials data was reported at 1.135 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.050 % for 2020. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials data is updated yearly, averaging 1.115 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2021, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.925 % in 1984 and a record low of 0.448 % in 1965. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials 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: Imports. Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).;World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.;Weighted average;Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: Goods data was reported at 24.039 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.685 USD bn for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Imports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 2.216 USD bn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.039 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 107.000 USD mn in 1961. Costa Rica CR: Imports: 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: Imports. Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.;World Trade Organization.;Gap-filled total;

Ghana Import: Costa Rica data was reported at 18,504.000 USD in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,870.000 USD for Nov 2024. Ghana Import: Costa Rica data is updated monthly, averaging 5,541.000 USD from Jan 2021 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99,824.000 USD in Aug 2024 and a record low of 0.000 USD in Sep 2024. Ghana Import: Costa Rica data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ghana Statistical Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.JA018: Imports: by Country.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel data was reported at 26.404 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.149 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel data is updated yearly, averaging 24.958 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2023, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.352 % in 1999 and a record low of 7.140 % in 2020. Costa Rica CR: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: 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: Imports. Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;

India Imports from Costa Rica was US$162.56 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. India Imports from Costa Rica - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Costa Rica CR: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports data was reported at 61.440 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 61.703 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 70.307 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91.966 % in 1962 and a record low of 59.916 % in 2021. Costa Rica CR: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports 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: Imports. Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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;