Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Costa Rica

Merchandise exports in Costa Rica in 2025 — 26,431,000,000 US$. Ranked 76 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 31,365.5%.

2025 26.43B US$ +21.87% vs 2024
World rank 76of 205
Period maximum 26.43B US$2025
Period minimum 84M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Costa Rica, 1960–2025010B20B30B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 84,000,000 US$1962: 93,000,000 US$1964: 114,000,000 US$1966: 136,000,000 US$1968: 171,000,000 US$1970: 231,000,000 US$1972: 281,000,000 US$1974: 440,000,000 US$1976: 593,000,000 US$1978: 865,000,000 US$1980: 1,002,000,000 US$1982: 870,000,000 US$1984: 1,006,000,000 US$1986: 1,121,000,000 US$1988: 1,246,000,000 US$1990: 1,448,000,000 US$1992: 1,841,000,000 US$1994: 2,878,000,000 US$1996: 3,758,000,000 US$1998: 5,526,000,000 US$2000: 5,850,000,000 US$2002: 5,264,000,000 US$2004: 6,301,000,000 US$2006: 8,200,000,000 US$2008: 9,504,000,000 US$2010: 9,448,000,000 US$2012: 11,433,000,000 US$2014: 11,250,000,000 US$2016: 10,361,000,000 US$2018: 11,495,000,000 US$2020: 12,319,000,000 US$2022: 16,597,000,000 US$2024: 21,688,000,000 US$2025: 26,431,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +26.35B (+31,365.48%) Average annual rate: 9.25 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 26.43B US$
World 26.39T US$
Central America computed 746B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.99T US$
Merchandise exports — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 26.43B +4.74B +21.87%
2024 21.69B +2.66B +14%
2023 19.03B +2.43B +14.63%
2022 16.6B +1.1B +7.12%
2021 15.49B +3.18B +25.77%
2020 12.32B +455M +3.84%
2019 11.86B +369M +3.21%
2018 11.5B +726M +6.74%
2017 10.77B +408M +3.94%
2016 10.36B +939M +9.97%
2015 9.42B −1.83B −16.25%
2014 11.25B −230M −2%
2013 11.48B +47M +0.41%
2012 11.43B +1.03B +9.85%
2011 10.41B +960M +10.16%
2010 9.45B +664M +7.56%
2009 8.78B −720M −7.58%
2008 9.5B +167M +1.79%
2007 9.34B +1.14B +13.87%
2006 8.2B +1.17B +16.71%
2005 7.03B +725M +11.51%
2004 6.3B +199M +3.26%
2003 6.1B +838M +15.92%
2002 5.26B +243M +4.84%
2001 5.02B −829M −14.17%
2000 5.85B −812M −12.19%
1999 6.66B +1.14B +20.56%
1998 5.53B +1.19B +27.47%
1997 4.34B +577M +15.35%
1996 3.76B +282M +8.11%
1995 3.48B +598M +20.78%
1994 2.88B +252M +9.6%
1993 2.63B +785M +42.64%
1992 1.84B +243M +15.21%
1991 1.6B +150M +10.36%
1990 1.45B +33M +2.33%
1989 1.42B +169M +13.56%
1988 1.25B +88M +7.6%
1987 1.16B +37M +3.3%
1986 1.12B +145M +14.86%
1985 976M −30M −2.98%
1984 1.01B +133M +15.23%
1983 873M +3M +0.34%
1982 870M −138M −13.69%
1981 1.01B +6M +0.6%
1980 1B +68M +7.28%
1979 934M +69M +7.98%
1978 865M +37M +4.47%
1977 828M +235M +39.63%
1976 593M +100M +20.28%
1975 493M +53M +12.05%
1974 440M +95M +27.54%
1973 345M +64M +22.78%
1972 281M +56M +24.89%
1971 225M −6M −2.6%
1970 231M +41M +21.58%
1969 190M +19M +11.11%
1968 171M +27M +18.75%
1967 144M +8M +5.88%
1966 136M +24M +21.43%
1965 112M −2M −1.75%
1964 114M +19M +20%
1963 95M +2M +2.15%
1962 93M +9M +10.71%
1961 84M +0 +0%
1960 84M

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.