National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items was 0.884 Percent per annum in 2021. ◆ Volatile
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Costa Rica, 1996–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.884 Percent per annum for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Costa Rica peaked at 17.27 Percent per annum in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5611 Percent per annum, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 29th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.27 Percent per annum | — |
| 1997 | 13.44 Percent per annum | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 11.4 Percent per annum | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 10.64 Percent per annum | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 10.91 Percent per annum | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 10.58 Percent per annum | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.81 Percent per annum | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 9.77 Percent per annum | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 9.54 Percent per annum | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.41 Percent per annum | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 10.81 Percent per annum | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.94 Percent per annum | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 9.7 Percent per annum | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 9.1 Percent per annum | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.41 Percent per annum | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 4.43 Percent per annum | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 4.81 Percent per annum | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 4.97 Percent per annum | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.97 Percent per annum | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.31 Percent per annum | -53.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5611 Percent per annum | -75.8% |
| 2017 | 1.48 Percent per annum | +163.6% |
| 2018 | 1.89 Percent per annum | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 2.74 Percent per annum | +44.9% |
| 2020 | 1.31 Percent per annum | -52.2% |
| 2021 | 0.884 Percent per annum | -32.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.884 Percent per annum is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.64 Percent per annum, 33% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +163.6% | 0.5611 Percent per annum | 1.48 Percent per annum |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.19 Percent per annum | 10.64 Percent per annum | 17.27 Percent per annum | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.76 Percent per annum | 7.94 Percent per annum | 10.91 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 Percent per annum | 0.5611 Percent per annum | 5.41 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 Percent per annum | 0.884 Percent per annum | 1.31 Percent per annum | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Costa Rica?
- National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Costa Rica was 0.884 Percent per annum in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.27 Percent per annum in 1996.
- What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5611 Percent per annum in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains statistics on national Consumer Price Indices for all items less food and energy (COICOP 1999). For countries for which data are already available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for all items less food and energy can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 2018. Data are available monthly for all the countries except for Australia and New Zealand (quarterly data).