Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 297.35 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
Costa Rica recorded 297.35 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Costa Rica peaked at 353.96 National currency per US dollar in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.14 National currency per US dollar, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 33.14 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1991 | 51.69 National currency per US dollar | +56.0% |
| 1992 | 60.5 National currency per US dollar | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 65.27 National currency per US dollar | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 73.92 National currency per US dollar | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 87.78 National currency per US dollar | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 99.19 National currency per US dollar | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 111.83 National currency per US dollar | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 123.78 National currency per US dollar | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 135.53 National currency per US dollar | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 144.97 National currency per US dollar | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 155.56 National currency per US dollar | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 168.16 National currency per US dollar | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 182.47 National currency per US dollar | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 201.42 National currency per US dollar | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 220.71 National currency per US dollar | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 241.9 National currency per US dollar | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 260.31 National currency per US dollar | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 284.59 National currency per US dollar | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 310.21 National currency per US dollar | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 326.84 National currency per US dollar | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 334.9 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 343.88 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 347.81 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 353.24 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 353.96 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 343.01 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 340.99 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 337.9 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 324.22 National currency per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 328.02 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 334.12 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 336.22 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 318.84 National currency per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 307.79 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 297.35 National currency per US dollar | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.26 National currency per US dollar | 33.14 National currency per US dollar | 135.53 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 217.03 National currency per US dollar | 144.97 National currency per US dollar | 310.21 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 340.68 National currency per US dollar | 324.22 National currency per US dollar | 353.96 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 320.39 National currency per US dollar | 297.35 National currency per US dollar | 336.22 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 2 Colombia 1,533 National currency per US dollar compare
- 2 Poland 1.97 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Argentina 567.92 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 47.27 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Netherlands 0.7468 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Chile 453.19 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Croatia 0.4767 National currency per US dollar compare
- 6 Senegal 212.04 National currency per US dollar compare
- 7 Estonia 0.5846 National currency per US dollar compare
- 7 Cameroon 198.54 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Slovenia 0.5583 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Hungary 183.58 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,316 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 70.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 297.35 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 353.96 National currency per US dollar in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.14 National currency per US dollar in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th 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 16.0%. 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 GDP. 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