Summary
- Costa Rica → Guatemala
- $995million
- Guatemala → Costa Rica
- $641million
- Costa Rica’s balance
- $354million
Balance
Costa Rica’s trade balance with Guatemala
Trade between Costa Rica and Guatemala grew 8-fold since 1995
USD millions (current). Costa Rica’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 995
- Imports 641
- Balance +354
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $90 million | $116 million | -$26 million |
| 1996 | $93 million | $118 million | -$25 million |
| 1997 | $117 million | $141 million | -$24 million |
| 1998 | $199 million | $154 million | $45 million |
| 1999 | $155 million | $147 million | $9 million |
| 2000 | $200 million | $145 million | $54 million |
| 2001 | $261 million | $157 million | $104 million |
| 2002 | $286 million | $159 million | $127 million |
| 2003 | $301 million | $167 million | $135 million |
| 2004 | $319 million | $178 million | $140 million |
| 2005 | $264 million | $209 million | $55 million |
| 2006 | $178 million | $125 million | $52 million |
| 2007 | $402 million | $264 million | $138 million |
| 2008 | $426 million | $316 million | $110 million |
| 2009 | $312 million | $241 million | $71 million |
| 2010 | $428 million | $347 million | $81 million |
| 2011 | $458 million | $455 million | $3 million |
| 2012 | $472 million | $441 million | $31 million |
| 2013 | $517 million | $411 million | $106 million |
| 2014 | $535 million | $461 million | $73 million |
| 2015 | $617 million | $420 million | $196 million |
| 2016 | $590 million | $435 million | $156 million |
| 2017 | $605 million | $440 million | $164 million |
| 2018 | $652 million | $432 million | $220 million |
| 2019 | $691 million | $410 million | $281 million |
| 2020 | $691 million | $415 million | $275 million |
| 2021 | $761 million | $515 million | $247 million |
| 2022 | $834 million | $588 million | $246 million |
| 2023 | $845 million | $623 million | $222 million |
| 2024 | $995 million | $641 million | $354 million |
What they sell each other
What Costa Rica sells to Guatemala
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Guatemala sells to Costa Rica
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Golfito and Santo Tomás de Castilla is 1,196 nautical miles (2,215 km) long: ≈ 3–3.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Panama Canal.
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
Guatemala was Costa Rica’s 5th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Costa Rica was Guatemala’s 6th (3%).
- Guatemala in Costa Rica’s trade
- 3.2%
- Guatemala’s rank among Costa Rica’s partners
- 5th
- Costa Rica in Guatemala’s trade
- 3.4%
- Costa Rica’s rank among Guatemala’s partners
- 6th
Compare with
Other partners of Costa Rica
Other partners of Guatemala
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.