Russian trade with Costa Rica in 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica was $124,092,716, down 23.46% ($38,025,530) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2019 were $25,085,807, down 56.34% ($32,368,302) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2019 were $99,006,909, down 5.41% ($5,657,228) from 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in 2019 was $73,921,102, a 56.58% increase ($26,711,074) over 2018.
Costa Rica was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 108th in 2018), accounting for 0.0186% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0236% in 2018).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 137th largest export market in 2019 (down from 116th in 2018), accounting for 0.0059% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0128% in 2018).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 84th largest supplier in 2019 (up from 86th in 2018), accounting for 0.0406% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0439% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 72.42% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (23.94% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 20.15% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (47.35% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.06% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (28.12% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.09% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (0.35% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,122,023;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $274,291;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $91,527;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $87,704.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $19,945,008;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $15,139,165;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,202,352.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17,641 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 21,599 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 7,590 | 0.03 | 16,718 | -54.60 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 40 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 59,082 | 0.24 | 35,677 | 65.60 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,019,613 | 4.06 | 16,158,778 | -93.69 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 196,529 | 0.78 | 108,825 | 80.59 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 437,460 | 1.74 | 467,954 | -6.52 |
31 | Fertilizers | 16,129,740 | 64.30 | 12,007,717 | 34.33 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 434,600 | 1.73 | 376,600 | 15.40 |
34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 1,542 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 35,117 | 0.14 | 9,394 | 273.82 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 455,153 | 1.81 | 398,484 | 14.22 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 477,246 | 1.90 | 385,719 | 23.73 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 72,675 | 0.29 | 23,380 | 210.84 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 1,865 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 448,994 | 1.79 | 174,703 | 157.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 229 | 0.00 | 260 | -11.92 |
52 | Cotton | 1,677 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 198 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 11,579 | 0.05 | 2,254 | 413.71 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 179 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 23,360 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 7,475 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 4,834,798 | 19.27 | 24,779,806 | -80.49 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 219,586 | 0.88 | 2,421,938 | -90.93 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 350 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 18,290 | 0.07 | 19,531 | -6.35 |
85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 640 | 0.00 | 2,956 | -78.35 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 94,547 | 0.38 | 23,400 | 304.05 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 19,199 | 0.08 | 15,295 | 25.52 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,240 | -100.00 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 26,316 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 29,975 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,280 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 63.73% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (71.14% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.80% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (25.56% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.00% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (0.77% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,479,259;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $2,244,611;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,306,134;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $330,249.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $11,624,875;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $643,559;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $399,799;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $383,548.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 5,198 | 0.01 | 33,260 | -84.37 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 930,911 | 0.94 | 1,574,470 | -40.87 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 58,441,069 | 59.03 | 70,065,944 | -16.59 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,664,012 | 1.68 | 2,063,811 | -19.37 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,984 | 0.00 | 1,882 | 5.42 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,408 | 0.00 | 3,768 | -36.09 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,167 | 0.00 | 18,631 | -88.37 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,001,335 | 2.02 | 695,201 | 187.88 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 43,330 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 30,957 | 0.03 | 11,634 | 166.09 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 21,387 | 0.02 | 18,883 | 13.26 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 555,719 | 0.56 | 416,733 | 33.35 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 290 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 77 | 0.00 | 171 | -54.97 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 370,700 | 0.37 | 350,580 | 5.74 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 12,742 | 0.01 | 4,547 | 180.23 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 191 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 43,597 | 0.04 | 63,075 | -30.88 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,822 | 0.00 | 7,990 | -39.65 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,772 | 0.00 | 2,033 | -12.84 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 430 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 121 | 0.00 | 476 | -74.58 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 8,583 | 0.01 | 13,015 | -34.05 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 56,645 | 0.06 | 137,778 | -58.89 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 9,097 | 0.01 | 2,617 | 247.61 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,226,540 | 1.24 | 896,291 | 36.85 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 32,624 | 0.03 | 53,988 | -39.57 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 588,853 | 0.59 | 587,537 | 0.22 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5,496 | 0.01 | 7,936 | -30.75 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 21,978 | 0.02 | 705 | 3,017.45 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 57,465 | 0.06 | 56,281 | 2.10 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 7,725 | 0.01 | 5,305 | 45.62 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 340 | 0.00 | 42,529 | -99.20 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 18,911 | 0.02 | 14,914 | 26.80 |
85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 5,859,721 | 5.92 | 3,615,110 | 62.09 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 19,605 | 0.02 | 34,182 | -42.65 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 26,571,977 | 26.84 | 23,092,718 | 15.07 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 243 | 0.00 | 234 | 3.85 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 91 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 386,078 | 0.39 | 769,626 | -49.84 |