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.
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 migration 1,000 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.65 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 29.82 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 50.0% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 8.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 20.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 50.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 51.0% (2025)
- Broad money 50.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 503.5 LCU per US$, period average (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.