Argentina vs Costa Rica: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1,450 National currency per US dollar against 498.6 National currency per US dollar in Costa Rica, a difference of 951.4 National currency per US dollar.
That makes Argentina's figure about 2.9 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 5th of 43 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 National currency per US dollar | 5.66 National currency per US dollar | 5.66 National currency per US dollar | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0 National currency per US dollar | 6.53 National currency per US dollar | 6.53 National currency per US dollar | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 National currency per US dollar | 7.8 National currency per US dollar | 7.8 National currency per US dollar | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0181 National currency per US dollar | 52.17 National currency per US dollar | 52.16 National currency per US dollar | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9544 National currency per US dollar | 192.18 National currency per US dollar | 191.23 National currency per US dollar | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.76 National currency per US dollar | 454.89 National currency per US dollar | 452.14 National currency per US dollar | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.31 National currency per US dollar | 541.77 National currency per US dollar | 524.46 National currency per US dollar | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 608.61 National currency per US dollar | 564.25 National currency per US dollar | 44.37 National currency per US dollar | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 1,450 National currency per US dollar against 498.6 National currency per US dollar in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 951.4 National currency per US dollar, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
- Argentina ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 5th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, end of period. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org