Regional Dialogue on Promoting Services Development and Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean The Case of Services in Costa Rica: Improving the competiveness and insertion in Global Value Chains This presentation is reproduced by the UNCTAD secretariat in the form and language in which it has been received. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of the United Nations. 12−13 November 2013 Room Raul Prebish, ECLAC, Santiago Mr. Francisco Monge Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade of Costa Rica
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Regional Dialogue on Promoting Services Development and Trade
in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Case of Services in Costa Rica: Improving the competiveness and
insertion in Global Value Chains
This presentation is reproduced by the UNCTAD secretariat in the form and language in which it has been received. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of the United Nations.
12−13 November 2013 Room Raul Prebish, ECLAC, Santiago
Mr. Francisco Monge
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade,
Ministry of Trade of Costa Rica
The Case of Services in Costa Rica:
Improving the competiveness and
insertion in Global Value Chains
Francisco Monge, Deputy Director
General Ministry of Foreign Trade
Costa Rica
Services: an opportunity for
development
The unbundling of global production has created an
opportunity for countries to drive development focusing
on the tasks in which they have comparative advantages.
Two types of services that are important:
Services that are tradable inputs in
GVCs
R&D, design, marketing, sales, business and IT
processes.
Services that enhance the competitiveness of
countries in GVCs
Transportation, logistics, communications,
financial, etc.
Services
integrated
in GVCs
The evolution of service
exports in Costa Rica
Source: Constructed by COMEX with data from BCCR
Costa Rica: Service Exports (1999-2012)
Costa Rica: Composition of service exports (2000-2012)
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
US$
mill
ion
es
Viajes Informática e información
Otros servicios empresariales Transportes
Los demás
1,952.3
5,482.6
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
US$
mill
ion
s
Tourism
Business services Other Transportation
IT based
The evolution of service
exports in Costa Rica
*Data from the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR).
Costa Rica: Share of exports integrated in GDP by sector (2000-2012)
1.6%
8.8%
5.7%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
9.0%
10.0%
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
% P
IB
Computer, information services and other business services Agriculture
Costa Rica´s upgrading path
in offshore services
KPO
General Business Activities Industry Specific Activities