QCOSTARICA — The 7% growth in exports of goods in the cumulative January – August 2024 is not the only reference to the good export performance of Costa Rica.
According to information from Trade Map – database of the International Trade Center (ITC) – Costa Rica is among the first positions in the exports of several products, mainly from the agricultural sector.
Trade Map indicates that Costa Rica is the 1st exporter of pineapple in the world and the 1st supplier of this product in the European Union, in addition, it is the 1st exporter of pineapple juice globally. Likewise, the country is ranked 2nd as a banana exporter in the world and is the 1st supplier of yu
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ca (cassava) for the European Union and the 4th for the United States.
In addition to the already known export trajectory in the agricultural sector, Costa Rica has also positioned itself in the advanced manufacturing industry and this experience continues to open markets for it, this is the case of the life sciences sector.
Currently, Costa Rica is the 1st per capita exporter of medical devices in America.
“The export sector of goods and services represents 37% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Costa Rica and employs more than 600,000 people. These compelling data are a reflection of the success of this model in our country and the engine of development that it has become over the decades,” said Laura López, General Manager of the Foreign Trade Promotion Agency of Costa Rica (PROCOMER).
Other positions that our products enjoy are: 2nd exporter of fresh lilies and 2nd exporter of palmito (palm hearts) to the United States, as well as the 3rd export performance of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and 2nd in Latin America.
Currently, the export sector of Costa Rica is made up of 2,400 companies exporting goods, which send their products to 168 destinations with 4,400 products.
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According to the latest report from PROCOMER, in the period January – August 2024, exports of goods reached US$12.9 billion, which reflects a growth of US$902 million (7%) in relation to the previous year.
Medical devices, agricultural and food industry sectors had increases of 12%, 7% and 5%, respectively.
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