Costa Rica - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Costa Rica was 1.73 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.12 in 1982 and a minimum value of -0.67 in 1965.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1960 0.79
1961 2.43
1962 2.68
1963 2.93
1964 3.32
1965 -0.67
1966 0.18
1967 1.21
1968 4.09
1969 2.63
1970 4.65
1971 3.08
1972 4.60
1973 15.21
1974 30.07
1975 17.37
1976 3.49
1977 4.19
1978 6.01
1979 9.19
1980 18.14
1981 37.06
1982 90.12
1983 32.62
1984 11.95
1985 15.06
1986 11.84
1987 16.84
1988 20.83
1989 16.51
1990 19.04
1991 28.71
1992 21.79
1993 9.78
1994 13.53
1995 23.19
1996 17.51
1997 13.25
1998 11.66
1999 10.05
2000 10.96
2001 11.26
2002 9.17
2003 9.45
2004 12.31
2005 13.80
2006 11.47
2007 9.36
2008 13.42
2009 7.84
2010 5.66
2011 4.88
2012 4.50
2013 5.23
2014 4.52
2015 0.80
2016 -0.02
2017 1.63
2018 2.22
2019 2.10
2020 0.72
2021 1.73

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Costa Rica was 0.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.17 in 1982 and a minimum value of -0.07 in 1963.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.52
1962 3.17
1963 -0.07
1964 2.25
1965 0.63
1966 2.05
1967 2.28
1968 1.99
1969 4.57
1970 7.32
1971 2.44
1972 6.41
1973 14.84
1974 23.21
1975 24.54
1976 16.60
1977 16.94
1978 7.91
1979 9.15
1980 18.83
1981 41.10
1982 84.17
1983 28.93
1984 16.69
1985 20.55
1986 18.05
1987 10.14
1988 18.84
1989 15.25
1990 18.55
1991 64.77
1992 19.73
1993 10.44
1994 15.67
1995 21.24
1996 15.08
1997 14.68
1998 11.94
1999 11.03
2000 9.39
2001 9.72
2002 9.79
2003 10.65
2004 13.35
2005 13.01
2006 12.98
2007 10.52
2008 11.42
2009 9.70
2010 6.63
2011 4.59
2012 4.73
2013 4.59
2014 6.21
2015 3.96
2016 1.96
2017 2.86
2018 2.19
2019 2.18
2020 0.20

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Costa Rica was 0.20 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 64.77 in 1991 and 0.20 in 2020.

Definition: 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 18.55
1991 64.77
1992 19.73
1993 10.44
1994 15.67
1995 21.24
1996 15.08
1997 14.68
1998 11.94
1999 11.03
2000 9.39
2001 9.72
2002 9.79
2003 10.65
2004 13.35
2005 13.01
2006 12.98
2007 10.52
2008 11.42
2009 9.70
2010 6.63
2011 4.59
2012 4.73
2013 4.59
2014 6.21
2015 3.96
2016 1.96
2017 2.86
2018 2.19
2019 2.18
2020 0.20

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices