2022
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GDP
$31.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
71.2%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP
$68.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
44.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$3,040CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
44.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$13,199CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
32.4%CURRENT US$
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About

Honduras-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Honduras exported $153M to Costa Rica. The main products that Honduras exported to Costa Rica were Paper Containers ($35.3M), Animal Food ($13.6M), and Coffee ($10.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Honduras to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 8.38%, from $103M in 2017 to $153M in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Honduras Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $517M to Honduras. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Honduras were Other Edible Preparations ($96.1M), Insulated Wire ($46.9M), and Toilet Paper ($21.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Honduras have increased at an annualized rate of 6.81%,  from $372M in 2017 to $517M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Honduras ranked 88 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.52), and 97 in total exports ($12.3B). 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, Honduras exported $153M to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Honduras to Costa Rica were Paper Containers ($35.3M), Animal Food ($13.6M), and Coffee ($10.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Honduras to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 8.38%, from $103M in 2017 to $153M in 2022.

In 2017, Costa Rica exported $517M to Honduras. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Honduras were Other Edible Preparations ($96.1M), Insulated Wire ($46.9M), and Toilet Paper ($21.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Honduras have increased at an annualized rate of 6.81%, from $372M in 2022 to $517M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Honduras (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag)

Honduras Exports

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Honduras
Top Destination
United States$6.31B
Costa Rica
Top Destination
United States$6.83B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Honduras than Costa Rica included El Salvador ($940M), Nicaragua ($1.02B), and Germany ($462M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Honduras included Netherlands ($1.22B), Belgium ($775M), and United States ($6.83B).

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

Comparative Advantage Honduras - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Honduras had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Paper Goods ($45M), Foodstuffs ($41.8M), and Metals ($16.4M).

During 2017, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Honduras in the exports of Foodstuffs ($164M), Chemical Products ($109M), and Machines ($63.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Honduras Costa Rica+$1.54MCoffee
Top Product Potential Costa Rica Honduras+$2.32MMedical Instruments

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 Honduras and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Honduras 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 Honduras.

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

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