Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates was 503.5 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in Costa Rica, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 503.5 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Costa Rica peaked at 647.14 National currency per US dollar in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.62 National currency per US dollar, in 1950.
Costa Rica ranks 8th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.62 National currency per US dollar | 5.62 National currency per US dollar | 5.62 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.46 National currency per US dollar | 5.62 National currency per US dollar | 6.62 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.73 National currency per US dollar | 6.62 National currency per US dollar | 8.57 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.99 National currency per US dollar | 8.57 National currency per US dollar | 81.5 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 181.07 National currency per US dollar | 91.58 National currency per US dollar | 285.69 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 443.87 National currency per US dollar | 308.19 National currency per US dollar | 573.29 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 538.36 National currency per US dollar | 499.77 National currency per US dollar | 587.29 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 569.25 National currency per US dollar | 503.5 National currency per US dollar | 647.14 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 5 Cameroon 581.93 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Senegal 581.93 National currency per US dollar compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 521.03 National currency per US dollar compare
- 9 Hungary 353.14 National currency per US dollar compare
- 10 Japan 149.66 National currency per US dollar compare
- 11 Iceland 128.44 National currency per US dollar compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Costa Rica?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Costa Rica was 503.5 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 647.14 National currency per US dollar in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 National currency per US dollar in 1950.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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