Costa Rica Real Effective Exchange Rate stands at 124.5 as of June 2026, up from 117.0 a year earlier. The reading sits in the 98th percentile of its history back to 1979.
| Latest (June 2026) | 124.5 |
| One year ago | 117.0 |
| 10-year range | 93.8 – 124.5 |
| All-time range | 50.6 (1981) – 145.8 (1980) |
| Standing | Highest since 1980 |
| Change over 12 months | +7.5 |
| Percentile vs. full history | 98th |
| History | 1979–2026 (559 observations) |
Costa Rica's real effective exchange rate (REER): the trade-weighted value of its currency against its trading partners, adjusted for inflation differentials. A rising REER means the currency is getting more expensive in real terms — a headwind for exporters and, historically, for subsequent equity returns in that market; a REER well below its long-run average marks a cheap currency, which has tended to precede stronger returns for foreign investors. Values are an index (2010 = 100); the deviation from its own average matters more than the level, and the base year is arbitrary. This series uses the IMF's all-country trade weights rather than the BIS broad basket shown for larger markets, so the two are close but not interchangeable. Data: IMF effective exchange rate statistics.
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Data: download CSV (source: IMF effective exchange rates).