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Costa Rica |
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Last reviewed: 18 August 2009 |
Country information
TRADE AND INVESTMENT
Trade and Investment with the UK
UK exports to Costa Rica in 2007 (figures from January - September) totalled £30.8 million. UK imports from Costa Rica in 2007 totalled £371 million. In 2007, the top exports to Costa Rica were (FOB, UK): Road vehicles £8.4 million, specialised industrial machinery £4.8 million, telecommunications equipment £2.1 million and general industrial machinery £1.09 million. The main products imported from Costa Rica were (CIF, UK): office machinery and ADP equipment £231.5 million, vegetable and fruit £94.1 million, electrical machinery £38.1 million, crude animal & vegetable materials £1.4 million.
UK Development Assistance
Costa Rica benefits from a number of regional programmes administered by the British Department for International Co-operation (DFID) and from a number of small grants from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) administered by the British Embassy in San Jose. The British community in Costa Rica also collects funds annually for local good causes. But the bulk of UK development assistance for Costa Rica is channelled through the European Commission, of which the UK’s share is 16%, and by means of the British contribution to other multilateral organisations that provide funding. The UK will also be funding a number of small projects focused on the environment.
The Small Grants Scheme, through which the British Embassy in San Jose used to help through micro-projects, ended in 2004.
