Summary
- Costa Rica → Mexico
- $1.3billion
- Mexico → Costa Rica
- $1.5billion
- Costa Rica’s balance
- -$172million
Balance
Costa Rica’s trade balance with Mexico
Trade between Costa Rica and Mexico grew 12.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Costa Rica’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.3
- Imports 1.5
- Balance -0.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $21 million | $195 million | -$174 million |
| 1996 | $61 million | $279 million | -$218 million |
| 1997 | $83 million | $293 million | -$210 million |
| 1998 | $88 million | $350 million | -$263 million |
| 1999 | $135 million | $351 million | -$215 million |
| 2000 | $120 million | $412 million | -$292 million |
| 2001 | $171 million | $417 million | -$246 million |
| 2002 | $305 million | $389 million | -$85 million |
| 2003 | $377 million | $388 million | -$12 million |
| 2004 | $633 million | $446 million | $187 million |
| 2005 | $604 million | $447 million | $158 million |
| 2006 | $550 million | $596 million | -$46 million |
| 2007 | $419 million | $775 million | -$357 million |
| 2008 | $567 million | $1 billion | -$475 million |
| 2009 | $657 million | $573 million | $84 million |
| 2010 | $1.2 billion | $905 million | $298 million |
| 2011 | $452 million | $1.2 billion | -$753 million |
| 2012 | $2 billion | $1.2 billion | $834 million |
| 2013 | $1.9 billion | $1.1 billion | $775 million |
| 2014 | $311 million | $1.1 billion | -$818 million |
| 2015 | $428 million | $1.1 billion | -$720 million |
| 2016 | $326 million | $1 billion | -$724 million |
| 2017 | $367 million | $1.2 billion | -$788 million |
| 2018 | $368 million | $1.2 billion | -$818 million |
| 2019 | $297 million | $1.1 billion | -$807 million |
| 2020 | $662 million | $992 million | -$330 million |
| 2021 | $500 million | $1.2 billion | -$674 million |
| 2022 | $571 million | $1.3 billion | -$718 million |
| 2023 | $902 million | $1.4 billion | -$516 million |
| 2024 | $1.3 billion | $1.5 billion | -$172 million |
What they sell each other
What Costa Rica sells to Mexico
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Mexico 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 Manzanillo is 1,462 nautical miles (2,708 km) long: ≈ 3.5–4.5 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
Mexico was Costa Rica’s 3rd largest trading partner (5% of its trade), and Costa Rica was Mexico’s 31st (0.2%).
- Mexico in Costa Rica’s trade
- 5.5%
- Mexico’s rank among Costa Rica’s partners
- 3rd
- Costa Rica in Mexico’s trade
- 0.2%
- Costa Rica’s rank among Mexico’s partners
- 31st
Compare with
Other partners of Costa Rica
Other partners of Mexico
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.