China vs Costa Rica: Inflation, GDP deflator
China
-0.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica
-0.5%
in 2025
China rank
197th
Costa Rica rank
195th
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.5% against -0.9% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 197th and Costa Rica ranks 195th of 214 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 12.9% | 12.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 27.3% | 22.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 20.3% | 12.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 11.1% | 7.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 4.0% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at -0.5% against -0.9% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- China ranks 197th and Costa Rica ranks 195th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Inflation, GDP deflator (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 annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.