Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 314.54 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Costa Rica stood at 314.54 National currency per US dollar.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Costa Rica peaked at 371.85 National currency per US dollar in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.63 National currency per US dollar, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.63 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1991 | 62.52 National currency per US dollar | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 73.91 National currency per US dollar | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 78.81 National currency per US dollar | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 87.2 National currency per US dollar | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 104.49 National currency per US dollar | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 119.29 National currency per US dollar | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 132.01 National currency per US dollar | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 145.14 National currency per US dollar | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 156.3 National currency per US dollar | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 167.77 National currency per US dollar | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 181.53 National currency per US dollar | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 182.28 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 195.07 National currency per US dollar | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 213.38 National currency per US dollar | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 234.86 National currency per US dollar | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 253.61 National currency per US dollar | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 269.65 National currency per US dollar | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 294.55 National currency per US dollar | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 318.78 National currency per US dollar | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 331.39 National currency per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 336.92 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 340.81 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 354.53 National currency per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 363.85 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 366.09 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 362.23 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 361.11 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 363.4 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 356.84 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 370.16 National currency per US dollar | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 363.33 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 371.85 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 339.93 National currency per US dollar | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 328.05 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 314.54 National currency per US dollar | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.03 National currency per US dollar | 50.63 National currency per US dollar | 156.3 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 231.15 National currency per US dollar | 167.77 National currency per US dollar | 318.78 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 353.72 National currency per US dollar | 331.39 National currency per US dollar | 366.09 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 347.98 National currency per US dollar | 314.54 National currency per US dollar | 371.85 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Indonesia 5,105 National currency per US dollar compare
- 1 Türkiye 17.74 National currency per US dollar compare
- 2 Colombia 1,666 National currency per US dollar compare
- 2 Poland 2.06 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Chile 486.88 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Netherlands 0.7673 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Senegal 229.28 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Croatia 0.5208 National currency per US dollar compare
- 6 Estonia 0.6717 National currency per US dollar compare
- 6 Cameroon 207.58 National currency per US dollar compare
- 7 Hungary 204.54 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for Costa Rica
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2884 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6681 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 73.96 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,827 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Costa Rica?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Costa Rica was 314.54 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 371.85 National currency per US dollar in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.63 National currency per US dollar in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org