Costa Rican Colon Inflation Calculator
₡100.00 in 1959 has the same buying power as ₡57,609 in 2026.
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₡100.00 in 2001 is worth ₡342.68 in 2026
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Inflation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica's most severe inflation came during the debt crisis of the early 1980s, when the economy contracted sharply and prices rose by roughly 90% in 1982. The colón was devalued heavily during this period.
Since then Costa Rica has followed a gradual disinflation path, moving from a crawling-peg exchange rate to a managed float and adopting inflation targeting in 2018. Inflation has generally been in the low single digits over the past decade, and the country has at times experienced mild deflation.
The Banco Central de Costa Rica targets 3% inflation with a tolerance band of plus or minus one percentage point.
Costa Rica CPI and inflation rate by year
The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1959 to 2026. The final column shows what ₡100.00 in that year is worth in 2026 money.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | ₡100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117.22 | -0.40% | ₡100.00 |
| 2025 | 117.69 | -0.07% | ₡99.60 |
| 2024 | 117.78 | -0.41% | ₡99.53 |
| 2023 | 118.26 | 0.53% | ₡99.12 |
| 2022 | 117.65 | 8.27% | ₡99.64 |
| 2021 | 108.65 | 1.73% | ₡107.88 |
| 2020 | 106.81 | 0.72% | ₡109.74 |
| 2019 | 106.04 | 2.10% | ₡110.54 |
| 2018 | 103.86 | 2.22% | ₡112.86 |
| 2017 | 101.61 | 1.63% | ₡115.36 |
| 2016 | 99.98 | -0.02% | ₡117.24 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 0.80% | ₡117.22 |
| 2014 | 99.20 | 4.52% | ₡118.16 |
| 2013 | 94.91 | 5.23% | ₡123.50 |
| 2012 | 90.20 | 4.50% | ₡129.96 |
| 2011 | 86.32 | 4.88% | ₡135.80 |
| 2010 | 82.30 | 5.66% | ₡142.42 |
| 2009 | 77.89 | 7.84% | ₡150.49 |
| 2008 | 72.23 | 13.42% | ₡162.29 |
| 2007 | 63.68 | 9.36% | ₡184.08 |
| 2006 | 58.23 | 11.47% | ₡201.30 |
| 2005 | 52.24 | 13.80% | ₡224.39 |
| 2004 | 45.90 | 12.31% | ₡255.36 |
| 2003 | 40.87 | 9.45% | ₡286.80 |
| 2002 | 37.34 | 9.17% | ₡313.90 |
| 2001 | 34.21 | 11.26% | ₡342.68 |
| 2000 | 30.75 | 10.96% | ₡381.25 |
| 1999 | 27.71 | 10.05% | ₡423.04 |
| 1998 | 25.18 | 11.66% | ₡465.53 |
| 1997 | 22.55 | 13.25% | ₡519.81 |
| 1996 | 19.91 | 17.51% | ₡588.68 |
| 1995 | 16.94 | 23.19% | ₡691.76 |
| 1994 | 13.76 | 13.53% | ₡852.16 |
| 1993 | 12.12 | 9.78% | ₡967.49 |
| 1992 | 11.04 | 21.79% | ₡1,062 |
| 1991 | 9.06 | 28.71% | ₡1,294 |
| 1990 | 7.04 | 19.04% | ₡1,665 |
| 1989 | 5.91 | 16.51% | ₡1,982 |
| 1988 | 5.08 | 20.83% | ₡2,309 |
| 1987 | 4.20 | 16.84% | ₡2,790 |
| 1986 | 3.60 | 11.84% | ₡3,260 |
| 1985 | 3.22 | 15.06% | ₡3,646 |
| 1984 | 2.79 | 11.95% | ₡4,195 |
| 1983 | 2.50 | 32.62% | ₡4,696 |
| 1982 | 1.88 | 90.12% | ₡6,228 |
| 1981 | 0.99 | 37.06% | ₡11,841 |
| 1980 | 0.72 | 18.14% | ₡16,229 |
| 1979 | 0.61 | 9.19% | ₡19,172 |
| 1978 | 0.56 | 6.01% | ₡20,934 |
| 1977 | 0.53 | 4.19% | ₡22,191 |
| 1976 | 0.51 | 3.49% | ₡23,121 |
| 1975 | 0.49 | 17.37% | ₡23,927 |
| 1974 | 0.42 | 30.07% | ₡28,083 |
| 1973 | 0.32 | 15.21% | ₡36,528 |
| 1972 | 0.28 | 4.60% | ₡42,086 |
| 1971 | 0.27 | 3.08% | ₡44,022 |
| 1970 | 0.26 | 4.65% | ₡45,379 |
| 1969 | 0.25 | 2.63% | ₡47,491 |
| 1968 | 0.24 | 4.09% | ₡48,739 |
| 1967 | 0.23 | 1.21% | ₡50,735 |
| 1966 | 0.23 | 0.18% | ₡51,348 |
| 1965 | 0.23 | -0.67% | ₡51,442 |
| 1964 | 0.23 | 3.32% | ₡51,100 |
| 1963 | 0.22 | 2.93% | ₡52,798 |
| 1962 | 0.22 | 2.68% | ₡54,346 |
| 1961 | 0.21 | 2.43% | ₡55,801 |
| 1960 | 0.21 | 0.79% | ₡57,158 |
| 1959 | 0.20 | — | ₡57,609 |
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Costa Rica inflation FAQ
- What is the current inflation rate in Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica inflation was -0.40% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025. The Banco Central de Costa Rica targets 3% inflation with a tolerance band of plus or minus one percentage point.
- How much has Costa Rican Colon lost in value since 1959?
- ₡100.00 in 1959 has the same purchasing power as ₡57,609 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 57,509.34% over 67 years, an average of 9.95% per year.
- What years does this Costa Rica inflation calculator cover?
- This calculator covers 68 years, from 1959 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
- Can Costa Rican Colon inflation be negative?
- Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Costa Rican Colon gained purchasing power over that year. Costa Rica recorded deflation in 5 of the 67 years measured here, most recently in 2026. The steepest fall was -0.67% in 1965.
- What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
- The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.
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