Costa Rica vs Singapore: Real effective exchange rate index
Costa Rica
118.52 2010 = 100
in 2025
Singapore
121.62 2010 = 100
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
19th
Singapore rank
16th
Real effective exchange rate index over time
- Costa Rica
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 121.62 2010 = 100 against 118.52 2010 = 100 in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.1 2010 = 100.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 16th of 95 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.67 2010 = 100 | 97.23 2010 = 100 | 2.56 2010 = 100 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 88.24 2010 = 100 | 100.7 2010 = 100 | 12.46 2010 = 100 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 88.93 2010 = 100 | 94.43 2010 = 100 | 5.51 2010 = 100 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 107.49 2010 = 100 | 107.48 2010 = 100 | 0.0152 2010 = 100 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 109.64 2010 = 100 | 112.67 2010 = 100 | 3.03 2010 = 100 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real effective exchange rate index, Costa Rica or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 121.62 2010 = 100 against 118.52 2010 = 100 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real effective exchange rate index between Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 3.1 2010 = 100, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for real effective exchange rate index?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 16th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.