Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was -0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Costa Rica stood at -0.5%.
That represents a change of down 200.5% on the previous year and down 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Costa Rica peaked at 64.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 195th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.5% | — |
| 1991 | 64.8% | +249.2% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | -69.5% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -47.1% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +50.2% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +35.5% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -29.0% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +35.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -36.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +46.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -69.9% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +213.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +189.4% |
| 2023 | -1.1% | -116.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -147.7% |
| 2025 | -0.5% | -200.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 10.4% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -1.1% | 7.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5.79 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 289.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4016 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Costa Rica?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Costa Rica was -0.5% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Costa Rica ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. 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. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.