Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) was 118.6 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica stood at 118.6 2010 = 100.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica peaked at 141.12 2010 = 100 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 76.91 2010 = 100, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 20th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 2010 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 141.12 2010 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 76.91 2010 = 100 | -45.5% |
| 1982 | 78.84 2010 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 95.49 2010 = 100 | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 98.24 2010 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 100.94 2010 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 93.29 2010 = 100 | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 89.43 2010 = 100 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 84.35 2010 = 100 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 88.81 2010 = 100 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 87.64 2010 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 81.06 2010 = 100 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 85.75 2010 = 100 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 88.41 2010 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 87.68 2010 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 89.4 2010 = 100 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 89.55 2010 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 90.67 2010 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 92.58 2010 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 90.25 2010 = 100 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 92.14 2010 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 95.85 2010 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 93.61 2010 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 87.56 2010 = 100 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 84.81 2010 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 84.7 2010 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.3 2010 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.52 2010 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 89.12 2010 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 90.28 2010 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 100 2010 = 100 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 101.82 2010 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 106.19 2010 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 110.57 2010 = 100 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 106.42 2010 = 100 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 114.75 2010 = 100 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 114.07 2010 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 108.68 2010 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 106.27 2010 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 106.8 2010 = 100 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 107.95 2010 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 98.13 2010 = 100 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 99.71 2010 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 114.89 2010 = 100 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 119 2010 = 100 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 118.6 2010 = 100 | -0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 118.6 2010 = 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 101.67 2010 = 100, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 118.6 2010 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.57 2010 = 100, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -45.5% | 141.12 2010 = 100 | 76.91 2010 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.74 2010 = 100 | 76.91 2010 = 100 | 141.12 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.3 2010 = 100 | 81.06 2010 = 100 | 92.58 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.99 2010 = 100 | 84.7 2010 = 100 | 95.85 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.56 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 114.75 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.71 2010 = 100 | 98.13 2010 = 100 | 119 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.85 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica was 118.6 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 141.12 2010 = 100 in 1980.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.91 2010 = 100 in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.