In 1823, the empire dissolved and Costa Rica, along with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua joined the United Provinces of Central America.

In 1831, Mexico established diplomatic relations with the United Provinces, however, in 1838 the union dissolved and Costa Rica became an independent nation.

[20] Costa Rica's main exports to Mexico include: electronic integrated circuits, computer processors and palm oil.

Mexico's main exports to Costa Rica include: televisions, vehicles, electronics, medicines, and food based products.

[20] Several Mexican multinational companies such as América Móvil, Cemex, Cinépolis, FEMSA, Grupo Bimbo, Gruma and Sigma Alimentos (among others) operate in Costa Rica.