Summary
- China → Costa Rica
- $4.1billion
- Costa Rica → China
- $1.4billion
- China’s balance
- $2.7billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Costa Rica
Trade between China and Costa Rica grew 84.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 4.1
- Imports 1.4
- Balance +2.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $32 million | $32 million | $181 thousand |
| 1996 | $30 million | $802 thousand | $30 million |
| 1997 | $50 million | $13 million | $37 million |
| 1998 | $74 million | $23 million | $51 million |
| 1999 | $88 million | $13 million | $75 million |
| 2000 | $97 million | $20 million | $77 million |
| 2001 | $109 million | $35 million | $74 million |
| 2002 | $135 million | $200 million | -$65 million |
| 2003 | $171 million | $590 million | -$419 million |
| 2004 | $298 million | $316 million | -$18 million |
| 2005 | $384 million | $431 million | -$47 million |
| 2006 | $589 million | $871 million | -$282 million |
| 2007 | $781 million | $1.2 billion | -$414 million |
| 2008 | $899 million | $1.1 billion | -$159 million |
| 2009 | $572 million | $1.1 billion | -$532 million |
| 2010 | $1 billion | $1 billion | $14 million |
| 2011 | $1.6 billion | $1.2 billion | $413 million |
| 2012 | $1.4 billion | $380 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2013 | $1.8 billion | $1.5 billion | $259 million |
| 2014 | $1.7 billion | $1.4 billion | $307 million |
| 2015 | $1.9 billion | $393 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2016 | $2.1 billion | $516 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2017 | $2.1 billion | $347 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2018 | $2.3 billion | $545 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2019 | $2.1 billion | $409 million | $1.7 billion |
| 2020 | $2.1 billion | $376 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2021 | $3 billion | $521 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2022 | $3.2 billion | $800 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2023 | $3.4 billion | $1.1 billion | $2.3 billion |
| 2024 | $4.1 billion | $1.4 billion | $2.7 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Costa Rica
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Costa Rica sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Golfito is 8,590 nautical miles (15,909 km) long: ≈ 20–25.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Costa Rica was China’s 87th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was Costa Rica’s 2nd (11%).
- Costa Rica in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- Costa Rica’s rank among China’s partners
- 87th
- China in Costa Rica’s trade
- 10.7%
- China’s rank among Costa Rica’s partners
- 2nd
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Costa Rica
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.