Cost of food in Costa Rica decreased 3.91 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Costa Rica averaged 4.75 percent from 2007 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 27.74 percent in September of 2008 and a record low of -8.30 percent in February of 2026. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica
Food Inflation in Costa Rica is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Costa Rica Food Inflation is projected to trend around 2.30 percent in 2027 and 3.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.