Russian trade with Costa Rica in 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica was $122,892,296, down 0.97% ($1,200,420) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2020 were $21,684,066, down 13.56% ($3,401,741) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2020 totaled $101,208,230, up 2.22% ($2,201,321) from 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in 2020 was $79,524,164, a 7.58% increase ($5,603,062) over 2019.
Costa Rica was Russia’s 114th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 111th in 2019), accounting for 0.0216% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0186% in 2019).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 135th largest export market in 2020 (up from 137th in 2019), accounting for 0.0064% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0059% in 2019).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 83rd largest supplier in 2020 (up from 84th in 2019), accounting for 0.0437% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0406% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 79.30% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (72.42% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 12.00% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (4.06% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.05% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (20.15% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.22% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (2.09% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,082,150;
- 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 $771,432;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $715,366;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $499,825.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,675,141;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,103,362;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $244,463;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $237,085;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $181,108;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $72,850.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,335 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 17,641 | -100.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 21,599 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,354 | 0.03 | 7,590 | -16.28 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 40 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 59,696 | 0.28 | 59,082 | 1.04 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,082,150 | 4.99 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,519,438 | 7.01 | 1,019,613 | 49.02 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 967,961 | 4.46 | 196,529 | 392.53 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 200,375 | 0.92 | 437,460 | -54.20 |
31 | Fertilizers | 15,026,378 | 69.30 | 16,129,740 | -6.84 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 253,492 | 1.17 | 434,600 | -41.67 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 33,376 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 9,094 | 0.04 | 1,542 | 489.75 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 59,608 | 0.27 | 35,117 | 69.74 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 210,690 | 0.97 | 455,153 | -53.71 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 434,929 | 2.01 | 477,246 | -8.87 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 39 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 106,060 | 0.49 | 72,675 | 45.94 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 1,865 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 376,144 | 1.73 | 448,994 | -16.23 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 29 | 0.00 | 229 | -87.34 |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 1,677 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 39 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 101 | 0.00 | 198 | -48.99 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 6,436 | 0.03 | 11,579 | -44.42 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 96 | 0.00 | 179 | -46.37 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 69 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 39 | 0.00 | 7,475 | -99.48 |
72 | Iron and steel | 159,657 | 0.74 | 4,834,798 | -96.70 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 39 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 934,952 | 4.31 | 219,586 | 325.78 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 85 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 806 | 0.00 | 350 | 130.29 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 54,733 | 0.25 | 18,290 | 199.25 |
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 | 26,177 | 0.12 | 640 | 3,990.16 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 44,343 | 0.20 | 94,547 | -53.10 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 31,230 | 0.14 | 19,199 | 62.66 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,836 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 2,951 | 0.01 | 26,316 | -88.79 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 29,975 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 195 | 0.00 | 4,280 | -95.44 |
SS | Classified | 73,125 | 0.34 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 64.82% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (63.73% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 30.51% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (32.80% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.15% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (0.69% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.12% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (1.00% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $4,855,107;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $3,520,449;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $698,321;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $470,950;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $455,650.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2020 over 2019 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) - a decrease of $6,472,243;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $522,034;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $408,050;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $391,640.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
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01 | Live animals | 1,035 | 0.00 | 5,198 | -80.09 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 539,271 | 0.53 | 930,911 | -42.07 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 6,800 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 61,961,518 | 61.22 | 58,441,069 | 6.02 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,493,485 | 1.48 | 1,664,012 | -10.25 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 233 | 0.00 | 1,984 | -88.26 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 6,369 | 0.01 | 2,408 | 164.49 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 10,875 | 0.01 | 2,167 | 401.85 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,479,301 | 1.46 | 2,001,335 | -26.08 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 43,442 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 43,330 | -100.00 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 59,833 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 345 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 25,715 | 0.03 | 30,957 | -16.93 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 17,983 | 0.02 | 21,387 | -15.92 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 628,868 | 0.62 | 555,719 | 13.16 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 290 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,803 | 0.00 | 77 | 3,540.26 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 458,814 | 0.45 | 370,700 | 23.77 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,778 | 0.00 | 12,742 | -70.35 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 286 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 321 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 25,097 | 0.02 | 43,597 | -42.43 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6 | 0.00 | 4,822 | -99.88 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,445 | 0.00 | 1,772 | -18.45 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 430 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2,872 | 0.00 | 121 | 2,273.55 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,623 | 0.00 | 8,583 | -46.14 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 13,479 | 0.01 | 56,645 | -76.20 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 36,590 | 0.04 | 9,097 | 302.22 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 466 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,924,861 | 1.90 | 1,226,540 | 56.93 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 36,242 | 0.04 | 32,624 | 11.09 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 180,803 | 0.18 | 588,853 | -69.30 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 461,146 | 0.46 | 5,496 | 8,290.57 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 32,413 | 0.03 | 21,978 | 47.48 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 17,825 | 0.02 | 57,465 | -68.98 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,445 | 0.00 | 7,725 | -55.40 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 471,290 | 0.47 | 340 | 138,514.71 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 49,061 | 0.05 | 18,911 | 159.43 |
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 | 10,714,828 | 10.59 | 5,859,721 | 82.86 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 10,176 | 0.01 | 19,605 | -48.09 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 20,099,734 | 19.86 | 26,571,977 | -24.36 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 243 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 380,753 | 0.38 | 386,078 | -1.38 |