Inflation in Costa Rica
In the year to June 2026, consumer prices in Costa Rica fell 0.3%, up from a 1.0% fall a month earlier. Over the longer run they have risen 23,468.3% since January 1976, the start of the official series. That means ₡100 then buys what ₡23,568.25 buys now, so the same basket of goods costs 235.7 times what it did.
Cumulative & Yearly Inflation
What ₡100 would be worth today
Each row takes ₡100 at that date and shows the equivalent sum in June 2026, the most recent month on record for Costa Rica.
| Date | Amount then | Worth today | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | ₡100.00 | ₡23,568.25 | 23,468.3% |
| January 1990 | ₡100.00 | ₡1,834.58 | 1,734.6% |
| January 2000 | ₡100.00 | ₡396.64 | 296.6% |
| January 2020 | ₡100.00 | ₡109.97 | 10.0% |
How inflation in Costa Rica is measured
The figures above come from the IMF's CPI dataset, with the original data from Costa Rica's INEC. The series is indexed so that a chosen base year equals 100, and the calculator works out the ratio between any two dates you pick.
Coverage runs from January 1976 to June 2026, and updates automatically as each new release is published. Figures for the most recent periods can be revised by the statistics office after first publication.