What is the U.S. trade balance with Costa Rica?

The U.S. trade balance with Costa Rica is -$41.61B (a deficit — the U.S. imports more than it exports).

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Q: What does the U.S. import from Costa Rica?

The top U.S. imports from Costa Rica are Optic, Photo etc., Medic Or Surgical Instrments etc., Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts, Other Instruments And Appliances And Parts And Accessories Thereof:. The full product breakdown is on this page.

The United States imports $86.11B from Costa Rica and exports $44.50B to it as of Aug 2026, a trade balance of -$41.61B. Top U.S. imports from Costa Rica: Optic, Photo etc., Medic Or Surgical Instrments etc., Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts, Other Instruments And Appliances And Parts And Accessories Thereof:.

$86.11BU.S. imports from

$44.50BU.S. exports to

-$41.61BU.S. trade balance

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Monthly U.S. imports from COSTA RICA

$2.41B

Sep
25

$2.16B

Oct
25

$2.26B

Nov
25

$2.33B

Dec
25

$1.47B

Jan
26

$1.82B

Feb
26

$2.23B

Mar
26

$891.1M

Apr
26

$2.01B

May
26

$2.16B

Jun
26

$1.97B

Jul
26

$1.97B

Aug
26

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Top products imported from COSTA RICA

#	Product	Value
1	HS 90 Optic, Photo etc., Medic Or Surgical Instrments etc.	$25.90B
2	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$7.79B
3	HS 901890 Other Instruments And Appliances And Parts And Accessories Thereof:	$6.84B
4	HS 901839 Other	$5.64B
5	HS 08 Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel	$5.46B
6	HS 854231 Processors And Controllers, Whether Or Not Combined With Memories, Converters, Logic Circuits, Amplifiers, Clock And Timing Circuits, Or Other Circuits	$4.28B
7	HS 98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi	$3.34B
8	HS 902139 Other	$2.66B

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Top products exported to COSTA RICA

#	Product	Value
1	HS 27 Mineral Fuel, Oil etc.; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Wax	$10.32B
2	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$5.67B
3	HS 90 Optic, Photo etc., Medic Or Surgical Instrments etc.	$4.71B
4	HS 39 Plastics And Articles Thereof	$3.91B
5	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$3.38B
6	HS 98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi	$2.07B
7	HS 48 Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl)	$1.31B
8	HS 87 Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts etc.	$1.06B