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Costa Rica trade dataCosta Rica Export Data
Costa Rica export data was $27.18B in goods exported during 2025.
Capital
San Jose
Commercial and policy center
Currency
CRC
Costa Rican colon
Population
5.26M
Latest public estimate
Costa Rica top export product categories
Product blocks are sized by the latest available public category values and partner charts use verified country-share context.
Product value map
Main buyer markets
CountryShare
export value trend
Annual value
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Costa Rica gateway routes
Limon-Moin Caribbean seaport gateway
Primary Caribbean container corridor for import distribution, refrigerated exports, medical-device supply chains, consumer goods, and Atlantic lanes.
Puerto Limon-MoinAPM Moin Container Terminal
Caldera Pacific trade corridor
Pacific seaport gateway for grain, vehicles, fuel, construction materials, breakbulk, and Asia-facing cargo movement.
Puerto CalderaPacific bulk terminal
Juan Santamaria air cargo corridor
Air-freight corridor serving electronics, medical devices, samples, perishables, and time-sensitive shipments through the San Jose-Alajuela logistics cluster.
SJO cargo terminalAlajuela free-zone corridor
export product table
Value, share, and trader signal are arranged for quick product review.
01$10.21B
Optical, Photo, And Film Equipment; Medical Instruments
- Share
- 37.6%
- Value
- $10.21B
Healthcare manufacturing and pharmaceutical export demand
02$5.18B
Electrical Machinery And Electronics
- Share
- 19.1%
- Value
- $5.18B
Electronics, power equipment, and component export movement
03$3.80B
Edible Fruits, Nuts And Fruit Peels
- Share
- 14.0%
- Value
- $3.80B
Agriculture, food-processing, and cold-chain export movement
04$1.01B
Miscellaneous Edible Preparations
- Share
- 3.7%
- Value
- $1.01B
Major export category in Costa Rica's 2024 HS goods mix
05$680M
Plastics And Articles Thereof
- Share
- 2.5%
- Value
- $680M
Packaging and light-manufacturing export flow
06$588M
Preparations Of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts Or Other Plant Parts
- Share
- 2.2%
- Value
- $588M
Agriculture, food-processing, and cold-chain export movement
07$440M
Coffee, Tea, Mate And Spices
- Share
- 1.6%
- Value
- $440M
Agriculture, food-processing, and cold-chain export movement
08$437M
Machinery, Mechanical Appliances, And Parts
- Share
- 1.6%
- Value
- $437M
Machinery and industrial equipment export movement
09$328M
Rubber And Articles Thereof
- Share
- 1.2%
- Value
- $328M
Major export category in Costa Rica's 2024 HS goods mix
10$269M
Edible Vegetables, Roots, And Tubers
- Share
- 1.0%
- Value
- $269M
Major export category in Costa Rica's 2024 HS goods mix
| Rank | Product | Value | Share | Trader signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Optical, Photo, And Film Equipment; Medical Instruments | $10.21B | 37.6% | Healthcare manufacturing and pharmaceutical export demand |
| 02 | Electrical Machinery And Electronics | $5.18B | 19.1% | Electronics, power equipment, and component export movement |
| 03 | Edible Fruits, Nuts And Fruit Peels | $3.80B | 14.0% | Agriculture, food-processing, and cold-chain export movement |
| 04 | Miscellaneous Edible Preparations | $1.01B | 3.7% | Major export category in Costa Rica's 2024 HS goods mix |
| 05 | Plastics And Articles Thereof | $680M | 2.5% | Packaging and light-manufacturing export flow |
| 06 | Preparations Of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts Or Other Plant Parts | $588M | 2.2% | Agriculture, food-processing, and cold-chain export movement |
| 07 | Coffee, Tea, Mate And Spices | $440M | 1.6% | Agriculture, food-processing, and cold-chain export movement |
| 08 | Machinery, Mechanical Appliances, And Parts | $437M | 1.6% | Machinery and industrial equipment export movement |
| 09 | Rubber And Articles Thereof | $328M | 1.2% | Major export category in Costa Rica's 2024 HS goods mix |
| 10 | Edible Vegetables, Roots, And Tubers | $269M | 1.0% | Major export category in Costa Rica's 2024 HS goods mix |
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Costa Rica export data includes bill of lading number, shipment date, HS code, product description, exporter and importer details, total weight, package and container details, destination countries, ports of loading and discharge, shipment value, and currency where available.
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