Costa Rica vs Thailand: Inflation, consumer prices
Costa Rica
-0.1%
in 2025
Thailand
-0.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
179th
Thailand rank
180th
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 179th and Thailand ranks 180th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 8.0% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 5.8% | 21.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 5.0% | 11.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 2.5% | 8.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Costa Rica ranks 179th and Thailand ranks 180th 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.