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16.6%CURRENT US$
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11%CURRENT US$
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About

Belgium-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $120M to Costa Rica. The main products that Belgium exported to Costa Rica were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($19.3M), Cars ($19.3M), and Other Frozen Vegetables ($14.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 17.9%, from $52.9M in 2017 to $120M in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $775M to Belgium. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Belgium were Medical Instruments ($294M), Orthopedic Appliances ($202M), and Bananas ($74.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 1.94%,  from $704M in 2017 to $775M in 2022.

In 2022, Costa Rica did not export any services to Belgium.

Comparison: In 2022,  Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.32), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $120M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Belgium to Costa Rica were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($19.3M), Cars ($19.3M), and Other Frozen Vegetables ($14.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 17.9%, from $52.9M in 2017 to $120M in 2022.

In 2017, Costa Rica exported $775M to Belgium. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Belgium were Medical Instruments ($294M), Orthopedic Appliances ($202M), and Bananas ($74.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 1.94%, from $704M in 2022 to $775M in 2017.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B

This map shows whether countries import more from Belgium or Costa Rica. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Belgium and Costa Rica or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Costa Rica included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Belgium included Guatemala ($821M), Nicaragua ($593M), and Honduras ($517M).

Difference in imports from Costa Rica (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Belgium and Costa Rica by product, considering products traded by both, Belgium and Costa Rica.

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Chemical Products ($42.7M), Transportation ($20.5M), and Foodstuffs ($19.7M).

During 2017, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Instruments ($497M), Vegetable Products ($249M), and Foodstuffs ($23.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Costa Rica+$10.8MCars
Top Product Potential Costa Rica Belgium+$1.05MFruit Juice

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Belgium and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Costa Rica. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Costa Rica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

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