Consumer Price Index · 143.0 (2025)
Latest CPI
143.0
2025
Earliest CPI
0.2
1960
Change (1960–2025)
+142.7
+57287.2%
How CPI erosion in Costa Rica compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in Costa Rica
66 years of data (1960–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 143.0 | -0.1 (-0.1%) |
| 2024 | 143.1 | -0.6 (-0.4%) |
| 2023 | 143.7 | +0.8 (+0.5%) |
| 2022 | 142.9 | +10.9 (+8.3%) |
| 2021 | 132.0 | +2.2 (+1.7%) |
| 2020 | 129.8 | +0.9 (+0.7%) |
| 2019 | 128.8 | +2.6 (+2.1%) |
| 2018 | 126.2 | +2.7 (+2.2%) |
| 2017 | 123.5 | +2.0 (+1.6%) |
| 2016 | 121.5 | -0.0 (-0.0%) |
| 2015 | 121.5 | +1.0 (+0.8%) |
| 2014 | 120.5 | +5.2 (+4.5%) |
| 2013 | 115.3 | +5.7 (+5.2%) |
| 2012 | 109.6 | +4.7 (+4.5%) |
| 2011 | 104.9 | +4.9 (+4.9%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +5.4 (+5.7%) |
| 2009 | 94.6 | +6.9 (+7.8%) |
| 2008 | 87.8 | +10.4 (+13.4%) |
| 2007 | 77.4 | +6.6 (+9.4%) |
| 2006 | 70.8 | +7.3 (+11.5%) |
| 2005 | 63.5 | +7.7 (+13.8%) |
| 2004 | 55.8 | +6.1 (+12.3%) |
| 2003 | 49.7 | +4.3 (+9.4%) |
| 2002 | 45.4 | +3.8 (+9.2%) |
| 2001 | 41.6 | +4.2 (+11.3%) |
| 2000 | 37.4 | +3.7 (+11.0%) |
| 1999 | 33.7 | +3.1 (+10.0%) |
| 1998 | 30.6 | +3.2 (+11.7%) |
| 1997 | 27.4 | +3.2 (+13.2%) |
| 1996 | 24.2 | +3.6 (+17.5%) |
| 1995 | 20.6 | +3.9 (+23.2%) |
| 1994 | 16.7 | +2.0 (+13.5%) |
| 1993 | 14.7 | +1.3 (+9.8%) |
| 1992 | 13.4 | +2.4 (+21.8%) |
| 1991 | 11.0 | +2.5 (+28.7%) |
| 1990 | 8.6 | +1.4 (+19.0%) |
| 1989 | 7.2 | +1.0 (+16.5%) |
| 1988 | 6.2 | +1.1 (+20.8%) |
| 1987 | 5.1 | +0.7 (+16.8%) |
| 1986 | 4.4 | +0.5 (+11.8%) |
| 1985 | 3.9 | +0.5 (+15.1%) |
| 1984 | 3.4 | +0.4 (+11.9%) |
| 1983 | 3.0 | +0.7 (+32.6%) |
| 1982 | 2.3 | +1.1 (+90.1%) |
| 1981 | 1.2 | +0.3 (+37.1%) |
| 1980 | 0.9 | +0.1 (+18.1%) |
| 1979 | 0.7 | +0.1 (+9.2%) |
| 1978 | 0.7 | +0.0 (+6.0%) |
| 1977 | 0.6 | +0.0 (+4.2%) |
| 1976 | 0.6 | +0.0 (+3.5%) |
| 1975 | 0.6 | +0.1 (+17.4%) |
| 1974 | 0.5 | +0.1 (+30.1%) |
| 1973 | 0.4 | +0.1 (+15.2%) |
| 1972 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+4.6%) |
| 1971 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+3.1%) |
| 1970 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+4.7%) |
| 1969 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+2.6%) |
| 1968 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+4.1%) |
| 1967 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+1.2%) |
| 1966 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+0.2%) |
| 1965 | 0.3 | -0.0 (-0.7%) |
| 1964 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+3.3%) |
| 1963 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+2.9%) |
| 1962 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+2.7%) |
| 1961 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+2.4%) |
| 1960 | 0.2 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Costa Rica tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1960, the CPI has moved from 0.2 to 143.0, representing a cumulative change of +57287.2%.
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