# Costa Rica exports to Saudi Arabia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Costa Rica to Saudi Arabia, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CRI-SAU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Costa Rica reported $55.5M in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

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. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $55.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 92.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 9 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 28.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 080390 | Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $146.5M | 45.4% | High attention |
| 2 | 901839 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $266.4M | 14.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $717.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $57.3M | 73.3% | High attention |
| 5 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $392.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 080310 | Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried | $69.7M | 54.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 080430 | Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $19.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 902139 | Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints | $102.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 902110 | Orthopaedic or fracture appliances | $115.4M | 32.2% | High attention |
| 10 | 902190 | Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability | $90.9M | 20.4% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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