Costa Rica and Colombia formalized their diplomatic relations with the signing of the Calvo-Herrán Treaty on June 11, 1856.

[3][4] The products exported from Costa Rica to Colombia include lead ore, tires, food preparations, medicaments, artificial parts of the body, bars and rods of iron or steel, syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae, and tube or pipe fittings.

The products Costa Rica imported from Colombia are related to medicaments, polypropylene, fertilizers, fungicides, carbon, woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, polyethylene, perfumes, and make-up.

The products exported from Colombia to Costa Rica included Packaged Medicaments ($26.6M), Carbon ($17.3M), and Perfumes ($12.3M).

The products exported from Costa Rica to Colombia were Raw Lead ($17.7M), Medical Instruments ($11.8M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($11.2M).