Costa Rica vs Thailand: Inflation, GDP deflator
Costa Rica
-0.5%
in 2025
Thailand
-0.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
195th
Thailand rank
196th
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.5% against -0.9% in Thailand, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 195th and Thailand ranks 196th of 214 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% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 7.2% | 5.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 5.2% | 22.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 4.7% | 15.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 2.9% | 8.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at -0.5% against -0.9% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Costa Rica ranks 195th and Thailand ranks 196th 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.