Core consumer prices in Costa Rica increased 0.81 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Costa Rica averaged 3.05 percent from 2007 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 10.01 percent in January of 2009 and a record low of 0.32 percent in May of 2021. source: SEMCA - Consejo Monetario Centroamericano

Core Inflation Rate in Costa Rica is expected to be 1.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Costa Rica Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.60 percent in 2026 and 2.70 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 108.67 108.91 points Aug 2025
Core Consumer Prices 110.96 111.03 points Jul 2025
Core Inflation Rate 0.81 0.96 percent Jul 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 110.52 110.54 points Aug 2025
CPI Transportation 106.64 106.69 points Aug 2025
Food Inflation -1.72 -0.13 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Expectations 2.01 2.42 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Rate YoY -0.94 -0.61 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.21 0.52 percent Aug 2025
Producer Prices 137.98 138.14 points Jul 2025



Costa Rica Core Inflation Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.81 0.96 10.01 0.32 2007 - 2025 percent Monthly
Jun 2015=100