# Costa Rica to El Salvador HS 880240 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 43/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $272.4M
- Buyer market growth: +2401440.0%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 88.1%

## What the signal means

The signal points to a newly observed exporter-to-buyer relationship in the available reporting. It is a prompt for market research, not a forecast, order, or guarantee of commercial access. Compare demand, suppliers, access, and route history together before acting.

## Market opportunity

- Latest buyer imports: $272.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $345.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 6
- Average buyer imports: $175.2M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $436.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +2401440.0%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: France
- Top supplier share: 88.1%
- Market concentration: 7,897
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 88.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 690 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 16.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 1

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $4.4K
- GDP per-person growth: +10.9%
- Population: 6,519k
- GDP: $28.7B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 18.2%
- Savings rate: -0.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $142.3 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Costa Rica to El Salvador route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 880240 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $90.2M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $95.5M | +5.9% |
| 1997 | $84.8M | -11.2% |
| 1998 | $129.5M | +52.6% |
| 1999 | $114.8M | -11.3% |
| 2000 | $140.9M | +22.8% |
| 2001 | $163.7M | +16.2% |
| 2002 | $149.5M | -8.7% |
| 2003 | $167.2M | +11.9% |
| 2004 | $189.1M | +13.1% |
| 2005 | $189.2M | +0.0% |
| 2006 | $159.3M | -15.8% |
| 2007 | $241.8M | +51.8% |
| 2008 | $258.5M | +6.9% |
| 2009 | $182.8M | -29.3% |
| 2010 | $257.4M | +40.8% |
| 2011 | $271.6M | +5.5% |
| 2012 | $276.8M | +1.9% |
| 2013 | $280.1M | +1.2% |
| 2014 | $258.3M | -7.8% |
| 2015 | $257.0M | -0.5% |
| 2016 | $248.0M | -3.5% |
| 2017 | $267.0M | +7.7% |
| 2018 | $271.3M | +1.6% |
| 2019 | $297.5M | +9.6% |
| 2020 | $279.8M | -5.9% |
| 2021 | $331.3M | +18.4% |
| 2022 | $358.8M | +8.3% |
| 2023 | $419.0M | +16.8% |
| 2024 | $454.3M | +8.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Costa Rica to Italy | HS 300215 | New corridor | $6.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cri-ita-300215) |
| Costa Rica to GBR | HS 870340 | New corridor | $5.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cri-gbr-870340) |
| Costa Rica to Denmark | HS 271019 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cri-dnk-271019) |
| Costa Rica to Czech Republic | HS 271019 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cri-cze-271019) |
| Costa Rica to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 271600 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cri-usa-271600) |
| Costa Rica to QAT | HS 711319 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cri-qat-711319) |
| Costa Rica to Mexico | HS 841191 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cri-mex-841191) |
| Costa Rica to Germany | HS 870892 | New corridor | $1.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cri-deu-870892) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a new corridor signal mean?

It identifies an exporter, buyer market, and HS6 combination included in the available new-corridor signal set for 2024. It is a research prompt, not a guarantee of demand or sales.

### Is the market opportunity reported trade?

Reported buyer imports and exporter share are observations. Any projection or share-gap measure is calculated from the available data and should not be treated as an order or forecast.

### What should exporters check next?

Validate product fit, buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, competition, and the depth of product-level history before pursuing the route.

## Method

The signal is a calculated research indicator based on available reported trade observations. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-02). [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.