Costa Rica — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Costa Rica, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Costa Rica was -0.07% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 90.12% in 1982. The lowest was -0.67% in 1965 (about 9.0× the latest value).
Costa Rica ranks 175 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Costa Rica sits below it. It peaked in 1982 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 109%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 32 of 33 economies; Panama (-0.19%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9402% in 2017. That is 105% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1961; grown tenfold by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 47th of 63 in 1960 → 41st of 92 in 1970 → 33rd of 106 in 1980 → 32nd of 131 in 1990 → 27th of 163 in 2000 → 55th of 186 in 2010 → 120th of 178 in 2020 → 158th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.07% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | -0.41% | -0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 0.53% | -7.7 pp |
| 2022 | 8.27% | +6.5 pp |
| 2021 | 1.73% | +1.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.72% | -1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.22% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 1.63% | +1.6 pp |
| 2016 | -0.02% | -0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -3.7 pp |
| 2014 | 4.52% | -0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 5.23% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 4.88% | -0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 5.66% | -2.2 pp |
| 2009 | 7.84% | -5.6 pp |
| 2008 | 13.42% | +4.1 pp |
| 2007 | 9.36% | -2.1 pp |
| 2006 | 11.47% | -2.3 pp |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 12.31% | +2.9 pp |
| 2003 | 9.45% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 9.17% | -2.1 pp |
| 2001 | 11.26% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 10.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 10.05% | -1.6 pp |
| 1998 | 11.66% | -1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 13.25% | -4.3 pp |
| 1996 | 17.51% | -5.7 pp |
| 1995 | 23.19% | +9.7 pp |
| 1994 | 13.53% | +3.8 pp |
| 1993 | 9.78% | -12.0 pp |
| 1992 | 21.79% | -6.9 pp |
| 1991 | 28.71% | +9.7 pp |
| 1990 | 19.04% | +2.5 pp |
| 1989 | 16.51% | -4.3 pp |
| 1988 | 20.83% | +4.0 pp |
| 1987 | 16.84% | +5.0 pp |
| 1986 | 11.84% | -3.2 pp |
| 1985 | 15.06% | +3.1 pp |
| 1984 | 11.95% | -20.7 pp |
| 1983 | 32.62% | -57.5 pp |
| 1982 | 90.12% | +53.1 pp |
| 1981 | 37.06% | +18.9 pp |
| 1980 | 18.14% | +8.9 pp |
| 1979 | 9.19% | +3.2 pp |
| 1978 | 6.01% | +1.8 pp |
| 1977 | 4.19% | +0.7 pp |
| 1976 | 3.49% | -13.9 pp |
| 1975 | 17.37% | -12.7 pp |
| 1974 | 30.07% | +14.9 pp |
| 1973 | 15.21% | +10.6 pp |
| 1972 | 4.6% | +1.5 pp |
| 1971 | 3.08% | -1.6 pp |
| 1970 | 4.65% | +2.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.63% | -1.5 pp |
| 1968 | 4.09% | +2.9 pp |
| 1967 | 1.21% | +1.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.18% | +0.8 pp |
| 1965 | -0.67% | -4.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.32% | +0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 2.93% | +0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 2.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 2.43% | +1.6 pp |
| 1960 | 0.79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Costa Rica’s Inflation in 1961?
2.43% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Costa Rica’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -109.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.07%; 2024: -0.41%; 2023: 0.53%; 2022: 8.27%; 2021: 1.73%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.