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Costa Rica

Country

Jan-Jun 2024: US$4.12M, Foreign Direct Investment

2024-Q2: US$1.34M, Remittances received from Costa Rica

About Costa Rica

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The main sale from Mexico to Costa Rica in 2023 was Motor Vehicles for the Transport of Goods (US$61.5M). The main origins of sales to Costa Rica were Ciudad de México (US$434M), Estado de México (US$172M), and Nuevo León (US$136M).

The main product bought by Mexico from Costa Rica in 2023 was Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$905M). The main destinations of purchases made to Costa Rica were N/A.

In the period January to June 2024, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Costa Rica to Mexico is US$4.12M. In the same period, the states that received the highest FDI from Costa Rica were Quintana Roo (Confidential).

Regarding remittances, in the second quarter of 2024, Mexico received US$1.34M in remittances from Costa Rica, while Costa Rica received US$1.06M in remittances from Mexico.

Finally, in terms of immigration to Mexico, 2,298 inmigrants from Costa Rica were registered in 2020, 51% women and 49% men. The states with the highest concentration of inmigrants from Costa Rica were N/A.

Commercial Exchange

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The icons show the percentage share of Costa Rica in Mexico's imports and exports, as well as the net trade balance between the two countries.

Data provided by Bank of Mexico.

Net International Exchange

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In July 2024, the international sales from Mexico to Costa Rica were US$111M, while international purchases reached US$273M. The above results in a trade balance of -US$163M.

Annual International Trade

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The main sale from Mexico to Costa Rica in 2023 was Motor Vehicles for the Transport of Goods (US$61.5M). The main origins of sales to Costa Rica were Ciudad de México (US$434M), Estado de México (US$172M), and Nuevo León (US$136M).

The main product bought by Mexico from Costa Rica in 2023 was Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$905M). The main destinations of purchases made to Costa Rica were N/A.

Monthly International Trade

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The main sale from Mexico to Costa Rica in July 2024 was Motor Vehicles for the Transport of Goods (US$9.92M). The main origins of sales to Costa Rica were Ciudad de México (US$40.3M), Estado de México (US$13.5M), and Nuevo León (US$12.4M).

The main product bought by Mexico from Costa Rica in July 2024 was Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$198M). The main destinations of purchases made to Costa Rica were Chihuahua (US$180M), Jalisco (US$38.9M), and Nuevo León (US$21.2M).

Net Trade Balance

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In 2023, the states with the highest commercial exchange (international sales minus international purchases) with were Ciudad de México (US$301M), Estado de México (US$137M), and Querétaro (US$60.4M).

Foreign Direct Investment

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Foreign Direct Investment Flow

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From January 1999 to June 2024, Mexico has received a total of US$229M in FDI from Costa Rica, distributed in equity capital (US$220M), reinvestment of earnings (US$16.7M), and inter-company debts (-US$8.18M).

Foreign Direct Investment by States

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From January to June 2024, the states that received the highest FDI from Costa Rica were Quintana Roo (Confidential).

Historically (from January 1999 to June 2024) the states that have received the most FDI from Costa Rica are Jalisco (US$107M), Querétaro (US$38.5M), and Chiapas (US$26.6M).

Evolution of the Amount of Remittances

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The chart compares the evolution of remittances sent from Mexico to Costa Rica and the remittances that Mexico receives from Costa Rica.

In the second quarter of 2024, Mexico received US$1.34M in remittances from Costa Rica, while Costa Rica received US$1.06M in remittances from Mexico.

Remittancesand Foreign Direct Investment

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The visualization compares the evolution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the income from remittances from Costa Rica.

During 2021, a total amount of remittances of US$2.7M is accumulated, while the FDI from Costa Rica to Mexico accumulated in the year is US$4.12M.

Immigration from Costa Rica

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The map shows the destination states of migrants from Costa Rica to Mexico in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.

The states with the highest concentration of migrants from Costa Rica were N/A.

The main reasons of migration from Costa Rica to Mexico in recent years were family (835 people) and labor (446 people).

Diversity of immigrants

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The graph shows the population pyramid of the migrant population from Costa Rica to Mexico in recent years.

2,298 inmigrants from Costa Rica were registered, 51% women and 49% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest migrant population from Costa Rica were N/A. These concentrated N/A% of the total migrant population.