Costa Rica - Food imports as a share of merchandise imports
13.3
(%) in 2016
In 2016, food imports for Costa Rica was 13.3 %. Though Costa Rica food imports fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 1967 - 2016 period ending at 13.3 % in 2016.
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Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
What is Costa Rica food imports?
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13.3 | 10.78 % |
| 2015 | 12.0 | 4.51 % |
| 2014 | 11.4 | 9.52 % |
| 2013 | 10.5 | -2.65 % |
| 2012 | 10.7 | 22.59 % |
| 2011 | 8.8 | -2.43 % |
| 2010 | 9.0 | 25.20 % |
| 2009 | 7.2 | -15.79 % |
| 2008 | 8.5 | 6.34 % |
| 2007 | 8.0 | 26.27 % |
| 2006 | 6.3 | 0.64 % |
| 2005 | 6.3 |