2022
Exports
$16.8MWorld Rnk 52 / 144
Flag Rnk 95 / 1045
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Vinyl Chloride Polymers
0.51Rnk 359 / 1025
2022
Imports
$113MWorld Rnk 47 / 201
Flag Rnk 35 / 1169
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Costa Rica
0.32Rnk 51 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Costa Rica exported $16.8M in Vinyl Chloride Polymers, making it the 52nd largest exporter of Vinyl Chloride Polymers in the world. At the same year, Vinyl Chloride Polymers was the 95th most exported product in Costa Rica. The main destination of Vinyl Chloride Polymers exports from Costa Rica are: United States ($11.9M), Honduras ($1.75M), Mexico ($960k), Jamaica ($607k), and Ecuador ($495k).

The fastest growing export markets for Vinyl Chloride Polymers of Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($4.1M), Ecuador ($495k), and Colombia ($340k).

Imports In 2022, Costa Rica imported $113M in Vinyl Chloride Polymers, becoming the 47th largest importer of Vinyl Chloride Polymers in the world. At the same year, Vinyl Chloride Polymers was the 35th most imported product in Costa Rica. Costa Rica imports Vinyl Chloride Polymers primarily from: United States ($98.6M), Colombia ($5.02M), Mexico ($2.71M), Spain ($1.9M), and Guatemala ($1.24M).

The fastest growing import markets in Vinyl Chloride Polymers for Costa Rica between 2021 and 2022 were Guatemala ($831k), Spain ($193k), and South Korea ($181k).

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$16.8M
IMPORTS (2022)$113M
NET TRADE (2022)-$96.2M

In 2022, Costa Rica exported $16.8M in Vinyl Chloride Polymers. The main destinations of Costa Rica exports on Vinyl Chloride Polymers were United States ($11.9M), Honduras ($1.75M), Mexico ($960k), Jamaica ($607k), and Ecuador ($495k).

In 2022, Costa Rica imported $113M in Vinyl Chloride Polymers, mainly from United States ($98.6M), Colombia ($5.02M), Mexico ($2.71M), Spain ($1.9M), and Guatemala ($1.24M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

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THE FASTEST GROWING Vinyl Chloride Polymers EXPORT MARKETS FOR Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
United States$4.1M (52.3%)
Ecuador$495k (1%)
Colombia$340k (1.16k%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Vinyl Chloride Polymers BY Costa Rica WERE (2021 - 2022):
Costa Rica-$905k (-96.1%)
Guatemala-$389k (-66.3%)
El Salvador-$88.3k (-66.9%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

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In 2022, Costa Rica's main exporting competitors in Vinyl Chloride Polymers were:
In 2022, Costa Rica's main importing competitors in Vinyl Chloride Polymers were:

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Trade Value of Vinyl Chloride Polymers by Exporters

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $2.12M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALColombia+ $1.88M

Vinyl Chloride Polymers’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $2.12M.   Vinyl Chloride Polymers’s highest import potential is Colombia with an import gap of $1.88M.

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