Real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Real effective exchange rate index was 118.52 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 118.52 2010 = 100.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica peaked at 141.02 2010 = 100 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 76.85 2010 = 100, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 19th 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 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 2010 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 141.02 2010 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 76.85 2010 = 100 | -45.5% |
| 1982 | 78.79 2010 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 95.42 2010 = 100 | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 98.17 2010 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 100.86 2010 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 93.23 2010 = 100 | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 89.37 2010 = 100 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 84.29 2010 = 100 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 88.75 2010 = 100 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 87.58 2010 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 81 2010 = 100 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 85.69 2010 = 100 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 88.35 2010 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 87.62 2010 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 89.34 2010 = 100 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 89.48 2010 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 90.61 2010 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 92.51 2010 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 90.19 2010 = 100 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 92.07 2010 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 95.78 2010 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 93.55 2010 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 87.5 2010 = 100 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 84.75 2010 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 84.64 2010 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.23 2010 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.48 2010 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 89.07 2010 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 90.2 2010 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 100 2010 = 100 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 101.86 2010 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 106.25 2010 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 110.59 2010 = 100 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 106.42 2010 = 100 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 114.69 2010 = 100 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 113.91 2010 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 108.5 2010 = 100 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 106.06 2010 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 106.66 2010 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 107.78 2010 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.95 2010 = 100 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 99.73 2010 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 114.88 2010 = 100 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 118.99 2010 = 100 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 118.52 2010 = 100 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.67 2010 = 100 | 76.85 2010 = 100 | 141.02 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.24 2010 = 100 | 81 2010 = 100 | 92.51 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.93 2010 = 100 | 84.64 2010 = 100 | 95.78 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.49 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 114.69 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.64 2010 = 100 | 97.95 2010 = 100 | 118.99 2010 = 100 | 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 real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Costa Rica was 118.52 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 141.02 2010 = 100 in 1980.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.85 2010 = 100 in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th 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 3.3%. 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.