Costa Rica vs Panama: Inflation, consumer prices
Costa Rica
-0.1%
in 2025
Panama
-0.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
179th
Panama rank
182nd
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.1% against -0.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 179th and Panama ranks 182nd of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 6.0% | 3.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 3.2% | 23.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 1.1% | 15.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 2.4% | 8.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at -0.1% against -0.2% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Costa Rica ranks 179th and Panama ranks 182nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.