Haiti (HTI) and Costa Rica (CRI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Haiti-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Haiti exported $343k to Costa Rica. The main products that Haiti exported to Costa Rica were Glass Scraps ($165k), Knit Men's Shirts ($56.9k), and Knit T-shirts ($52k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Haiti to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.13%, from $363k in 2017 to $343k in 2022.

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

Costa Rica-Haiti Trade: In 2022, Costa Rica exported $18.8M to Haiti. The main products that Costa Rica exported to Haiti were Other Edible Preparations ($9.93M), Glass Bottles ($4.19M), and Jams ($1.29M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Haiti have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.89%, from $20.2M in 2017 to $18.8M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Haiti ranked 156 in total exports ($1.28B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Costa Rica ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.32), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Haiti exported $343k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Haiti to Costa Rica were Glass Scraps ($165k), Knit Men's Shirts ($56.9k), and Knit T-shirts ($52k). During the last 5 years the exports of Haiti to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.13%, from $363k in 2017 to $343k in 2022.

In 2017, Costa Rica exported $18.8M to Haiti. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Haiti were Other Edible Preparations ($9.93M), Glass Bottles ($4.19M), and Jams ($1.29M). During the last 5 years the exports of Costa Rica to Haiti have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.89%, from $20.2M in 2022 to $18.8M in 2017.

Exports from Haiti () to Costa Rica () (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica () to Haiti () (2022)

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Trade between Haiti () and Costa Rica ()

Costa Rica Exports

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Haiti
Top DestinationUnited States$1.08B

Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Haiti than Costa Rica included Botswana ($33.4k), Mauritania ($29.4k), and Madagascar ($475).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Haiti included United States ($6.83B), Netherlands ($1.22B), and Guatemala ($821M).

Difference in imports from Costa Rica () and Haiti () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Haiti - Costa Rica

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

During 2022, Haiti had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Textiles ($166k), Stone And Glass ($165k), and Mineral Products ($5.92k).

During 2017, Costa Rica had a large net trade with Haiti in the exports of Foodstuffs ($11.4M), Stone And Glass ($4.22M), and Paper Goods ($943k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Haiti Costa Rica+$185kKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Costa Rica Haiti+$151kPlastic Lids

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Haiti and Costa Rica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Haiti 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 Haiti.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Haiti () to Costa Rica () (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica () to Haiti () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Haiti () and Costa Rica ()

Costa Rica Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Costa Rica () and Haiti () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Haiti - Costa Rica

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Haiti () and Costa Rica () (2022)

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