Price level index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Price level index was 62.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▲ Rising
Price level index in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price level index in Costa Rica is 62.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Costa Rica peaked at 72.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49.62 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.6 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 49.62 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 53.34 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 53.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 53.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 56.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 55.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 54.99 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 54.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 53.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 52.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.49 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 52.54 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.74 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 50.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.97 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 51.44 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.13 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 58.05 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 57.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.36 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 69.1 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 68.36 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 72.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 69.09 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 68.89 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 63.63 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 62.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 63.29 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 58.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 57.46 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 62.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 63.68 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 62.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 49.62 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 56.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.23 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 50.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 58.05 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.72 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 60.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 72.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.32 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 57.46 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 63.68 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 67 Portugal 64.94 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 68 Zimbabwe 64.42 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 69 Slovakia 63.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 71 Latvia 62.39 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 73 Maldives 62.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,944 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9379 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 18,730 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 472.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 9.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Costa Rica?
- Price level index in Costa Rica was 62.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 72.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2013.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.62 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for price level index?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.