# Costa Rica exporter opportunity index

This page reviews 65,639 screened market and product opportunities for Costa Rica. It combines reported trade observations with calculated opportunity indicators.

## Summary

- Latest reported exports: $27.5B
- Calculated three-year addressable opportunity: $5.8T
- Active partner markets: 270
- FTA partners: 45
- Profile year: 2024

## Top Opportunities

| Rank | Buyer market | Product | Addressable 3-year value | Buyer CAGR | Exporter share | Share gap | Signal |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $89.1B | +18.1% | 1.5% | 34.3% | Accelerating |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $65.7B | +17.4% | 0% | 50.3% | Accelerating |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | 0% | 48.2% | Accelerating |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $53.8B | +11.8% | 0% | 71.4% | Growing |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847150 Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $45.6B | +11.1% | 0% | 61.8% | Growing |
| 6 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847130 Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $33.3B | +3.8% | 0% | 69.8% | Accelerating |
| 7 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $32.7B | +11.6% | 0% | 77.6% | Growing |
| 8 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $29.1B | +7.1% | 0% | 40.4% | Growing |
| 9 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $28.7B | +3.9% | 0% | 28.1% | Growing |
| 10 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870431 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $27.8B | +4.3% | 0% | 88.4% | Accelerating |
| 11 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 300490 Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $27.7B | +12.3% | 0% | 47.7% | Accelerating |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $27.3B | +20.6% | 0% | 57.8% | Slowing |
| 13 | China (CHN) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $26.3B | +15.4% | 0% | 49.5% | Accelerating |
| 14 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $25.8B | +9.4% | 0% | 78.7% | Slowing |
| 15 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 850760 Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $25.0B | +16.4% | 0% | 63.3% | Accelerating |
| 16 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $24.8B | +13.4% | 0% | 81.4% | Growing |
| 17 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $23.6B | +16.7% | 0% | 62.2% | Growing |
| 18 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $23.1B | +8.4% | 0% | 45.2% | Growing |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $21.1B | +9.8% | 0.4% | 48.2% | Accelerating |
| 20 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 271012 Product description unavailable | $20.7B | +12.7% | 0% | 96.2% | Slowing |
| 21 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 711590 Metal: precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10 | $20.2B | +21.5% | 0% | 57.3% | Accelerating |
| 22 | Germany (DEU) | HS 850760 Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $19.8B | +19.2% | 0% | 52.9% | Accelerating |
| 23 | Japan (JPN) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $19.3B | +12.3% | 0% | 84.7% | Declining |
| 24 | China (CHN) | HS 848620 Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits | $19.1B | +29.9% | 0% | 28.6% | Growing |
| 25 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 300490 Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $19.0B | +14% | 0% | 16.7% | Growing |
| 26 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $18.4B | +12.8% | 0% | 96.3% | Declining |
| 27 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870340 Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $18.2B | +30.3% | 0% | 31.6% | Accelerating |
| 28 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $17.5B | +4.4% | 0% | 53.4% | Growing |
| 29 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.3B | +12.8% | 0% | 13.5% | Accelerating |
| 30 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 710813 Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $17.2B | +14.3% | 0% | 76% | Slowing |
| 31 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $17.1B | +26.8% | 0% | 50.7% | Declining |
| 32 | China (CHN) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $16.9B | +19.1% | 0% | 63.8% | Accelerating |
| 33 | Germany (DEU) | HS 271121 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $16.4B | +4.2% | 0% | 72.5% | Declining |
| 34 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851762 Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $16.3B | +14.1% | 0% | 21.3% | Growing |
| 35 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870380 Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $16.0B | +39.1% | 0% | 36.6% | Growing |
| 36 | India (IND) | HS 851770 Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $14.8B | +18.2% | 0% | 82.4% | Growing |
| 37 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870322 Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $14.6B | +6.4% | 0% | 44.3% | Growing |
| 38 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $14.3B | +1.2% | 0% | 42.4% | Declining |
| 39 | China (CHN) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $13.9B | +13.2% | 0% | 40.7% | Growing |
| 40 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 950300 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $13.8B | +3.8% | 0% | 77.3% | Stable |
| 41 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $13.5B | +16.9% | 0% | 73.4% | Accelerating |
| 42 | Belgium (BEL) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $12.8B | +9.1% | 0% | 61.2% | Declining |
| 43 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $12.8B | +6.4% | 0.7% | 38.4% | Accelerating |
| 44 | Germany (DEU) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $12.3B | +5.8% | 0% | 54.3% | Slowing |
| 45 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 851770 Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $12.1B | +20.7% | 0% | 58.8% | Accelerating |
| 46 | Netherlands (NLD) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $11.9B | +12.2% | 0% | 32% | Growing |
| 47 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 854430 Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $11.8B | +5.8% | 0% | 69.9% | Growing |
| 48 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $11.6B | +29.9% | 0% | 47.9% | Growing |
| 49 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $11.6B | +22.2% | 0% | 30.1% | Accelerating |
| 50 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $11.5B | +25.9% | 0% | 22% | Accelerating |

## Sector View

- Electrical machinery (HS2 85): $1.8T across 9,200 screened opportunities.
- Machinery (HS2 84): $889.3B across 7,896 screened opportunities.
- Vehicles (HS2 87): $412.9B across 1,179 screened opportunities.
- Other or unclassified products (Other or unclassified products): $310.2B across 127 screened opportunities.
- Pharmaceutical products (HS2 30): $210.2B across 855 screened opportunities.
- Optical and medical instruments (HS2 90): $203.1B across 3,866 screened opportunities.
- Plastics (HS2 39): $187.4B across 2,911 screened opportunities.
- Precious stones and metals (HS2 71): $167.8B across 440 screened opportunities.
- Furniture and lighting (HS2 94): $129.8B across 1,614 screened opportunities.
- Articles of iron or steel (HS2 73): $91.0B across 2,040 screened opportunities.

## Reported Export Footprint

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $10.0B reported exports; YoY +12.3%.
- China (CHN): $3.1B reported exports; YoY +50.1%.
- Mexico (MEX): $2.0B reported exports; YoY +59.4%.
- Netherlands (NLD): $1.4B reported exports; YoY +25.4%.
- Guatemala (GTM): $949.3M reported exports; YoY +16.2%.
- Belgium (BEL): $693.0M reported exports; YoY +2.1%.
- Nicaragua (NIC): $683.3M reported exports; YoY +3.6%.
- Panama (PAN): $550.5M reported exports; YoY -2.4%.

## Corridor Risk and Signals

- Malaysia (MYS): Critical attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG): Critical attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- Netherlands (NLD): Watch; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.
- India (IND): Critical attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): Watch; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.
- China (CHN): Watch; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.

## Region View

- North America: $2.0T across 3 buyer markets.
- Europe: $1.5T across 41 buyer markets.
- East Asia: $1.1T across 8 buyer markets.
- Southeast Asia: $475.2B across 10 buyer markets.
- Latin America and Caribbean: $278.2B across 31 buyer markets.
- Middle East: $186.6B across 15 buyer markets.
- South Asia: $116.6B across 6 buyer markets.
- Oceania: $74.2B across 8 buyer markets.

## How to Read

Addressable opportunity is a calculated screening indicator, not a reported order value. Opportunities are included when latest buyer imports exceed $50.0K and at least 3 trade years are available.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.