Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Costa Rica reported $495.9M in goods exports to Nicaragua. 34 product types are marked for closer review, covering 55.8% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Costa Rica to Nicaragua in the latest available year.
$495.9M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
55.8% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
103 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Costa Rica to Nicaragua. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 210690 makes up 9.4% of exports from Costa Rica to Nicaragua. The main reason to review it is: A small number of products or suppliers carry much of the route.
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10HS6 210690 - six-digit product code | $116.9M | 0% | 0.5 | Stable |
| 2 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rollingHS6 721420 - six-digit product code | $72.6M | 0% | 1 | High attention |
| 3 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS6 300490 - six-digit product code | $283.8M | 21.9% | 0.6 | Stable |
| 4 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any materialHS6 961900 - six-digit product code | $53.9M | 0% | 0.8 | Watch |
| 5 | Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powdersHS6 360200 - six-digit product code | $18.6M | 0% | 1.3 | High attention |
| 6 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedHS6 151190 - six-digit product code | $74.9M | 35.4% | 0.6 | High attention |
| 7 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasoningsHS6 210390 - six-digit product code | $41.7M | 0% | 0.7 | Stable |
| 8 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloysHS6 721061 - six-digit product code | $20.8M | 0% | 1.7 | High attention |
| 9 | Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato saucesHS6 210320 - six-digit product code | $25.9M | 0% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 10 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS6 854449 - six-digit product code | $204.6M | 0% | 0.6 | High attention |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Costa Rica. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain.
Costa Rica reported $495.9M in goods exports to Nicaragua in 2024.
55.8% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.