Russian trade with Costa Rica in 2021
February 16, 2022
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Costa Rica in 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica totaled $165,303,497, up 34.51% ($42,411,201) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2021 totaled $52,239,829, up 140.91% ($30,555,763) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2021 totaled $113,063,668, up 11.71% ($11,855,438) from 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in 2021 was $60,823,839, a 23.52% decrease ($18,700,325) over 2020.
Costa Rica was Russia’s 115th largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 114th in 2020), accounting for 0.0211% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0216% in 2020).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 128th largest export market in 2021 (up from 135th in 2020), accounting for 0.0106% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0064% in 2020).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 84th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 83rd in 2020), accounting for 0.0385% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0437% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 58.39% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (79.30% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 29.67% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (5.05% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.51% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (2.22% in 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.54% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (12.00% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $10,427,556;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $8,334,305;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $4,259,275;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,297,962;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,811,291;
- 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 $925,172;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $728,176;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $665,586;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $462,243;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $441,047;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $276,678.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $841,840;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $430,453.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 1,335 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 61,000 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 6,354 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 64,684 | 0.12 | 59,696 | 8.36 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 240,310 | 0.46 | 1,082,150 | -77.79 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,088,985 | 2.08 | 1,519,438 | -28.33 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,893,133 | 3.62 | 967,961 | 95.58 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 641,422 | 1.23 | 200,375 | 220.11 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 25,453,934 | 48.73 | 15,026,378 | 69.40 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 715,735 | 1.37 | 253,492 | 182.35 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 50,579 | 0.10 | 33,376 | 51.54 |
| 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 | 11,165 | 0.02 | 9,094 | 22.77 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 83,869 | 0.16 | 59,608 | 40.70 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 487,368 | 0.93 | 210,690 | 131.32 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,163,105 | 2.23 | 434,929 | 167.42 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1 | 0.00 | 39 | -97.44 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 771,646 | 1.48 | 106,060 | 627.56 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,674,106 | 7.03 | 376,144 | 876.78 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 27 | 0.00 | 101 | -73.27 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 6,436 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 96 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 69 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 4,418,932 | 8.46 | 159,657 | 2,667.77 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 8,334,305 | 15.95 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,746,243 | 5.26 | 934,952 | 193.73 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 85 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 806 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 60,616 | 0.12 | 54,733 | 10.75 |
| 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 | 2,182 | 0.00 | 26,177 | -91.66 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 170,244 | 0.33 | 44,343 | 283.93 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 52,617 | 0.10 | 31,230 | 68.48 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 6,427 | 0.01 | 1,836 | 250.05 |
| 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 | 43,972 | 0.08 | 2,951 | 1,390.07 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 3,222 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 195 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 73 125 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 63.72% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (64.82% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.33% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (30.51% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.39% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (1.12% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.31% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (1.15% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2021 over 2020 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 $7,448,572;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $2,758,170;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $1,147,094;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $715,723;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $663,982;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $485,100;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $357,044.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2021 over 2020 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) - a decrease of $1,916,262;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $457,545;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $427,263.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 8,887 | 0.01 | 1,035 | 758.65 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 1,254,994 | 1.11 | 539,271 | 132.72 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 25,227 | 0.02 | 6,800 | 270.99 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 62,625,500 | 55.39 | 61,961,518 | 1.07 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,850,529 | 1.64 | 1,493,485 | 23.91 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,147,327 | 1.01 | 233 | 492,315.02 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 6,369 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 485,100 | 0.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 70,479 | 0.06 | 10,875 | 548.08 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 4,237,471 | 3.75 | 1,479,301 | 186.45 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 43,442 | -100.00 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 94,309 | 0.08 | 59,833 | 57.62 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 345 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 102,356 | 0.09 | 25,715 | 298.04 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,954 | 0.00 | 17,983 | -83.57 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 685,768 | 0.61 | 628,868 | 9.05 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 198,558 | 0.18 | 2,803 | 6,983.77 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 566,213 | 0.50 | 458,814 | 23.41 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8,528 | 0.01 | 3,778 | 125.73 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 241 | 0.00 | 286 | -15.73 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 321 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 65,822 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 11,016 | 0.01 | 25,097 | -56.11 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 523 | 0.00 | 6 | 8,616.67 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 2,485 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 3,110 | 0.00 | 1,445 | 115.22 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 2,648 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 2,872 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,462 | 0.00 | 4,623 | -68.38 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,586 | 0.00 | 13,479 | -88.23 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 24,772 | 0.02 | 36,590 | -32.30 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,609 | 0.00 | 466 | 245.28 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,754,140 | 1.55 | 1,924,861 | -8.87 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 82,068 | 0.07 | 36,242 | 126.44 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 237,301 | 0.21 | 180,803 | 31.25 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,601 | 0.00 | 461,146 | -99.22 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 16,606 | 0.01 | 32,413 | -48.77 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 38,077 | 0.03 | 17,825 | 113.62 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 4,057 | 0.00 | 3,445 | 17.76 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 44,027 | 0.04 | 471,290 | -90.66 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 80,025 | 0.07 | 49,061 | 63.11 |
| 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 | 8,798,566 | 7.78 | 10,714,828 | -17.88 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,570 | 0.00 | 10,176 | -55.09 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 27,548,306 | 24.37 | 20,099,734 | 37.06 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 585,886 | 0.52 | 380,753 | 53.88 |