Inflation calculator - Costa Rican Colon

This tool is useful to calculate the time value of money based on historical inflation and CPI values. To start, select an amount and two years, or browse the default calculation results.

₡100 in January 1976
₡23,322.97 in January 2026

The cumulative inflation rate in Costa Rica between January 1976 and January 2026 was 23,222.97%, meaning that overall prices were 233.2 times higher than they were in January 1976. In other words, the purchasing power of ₡100 in Jan 1976 was equivalent to ₡23,322.97 in Jan 2026. The average annual inflation rate over this period was 0.91%.

Inflation timeline in Costa Rica (Jan 1976 - Jan 2026)

The chart below shows how the value of ₡100 changes over time when adjusted for inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. All values are equivalent in terms of purchasing power, indicating how much money would be needed each year to buy the same goods or services.

All calculations are performed in Costa Rican colones with six-decimal precision, though displayed values are rounded to two decimals for readability. Inflation figures are sourced from official government and international reports released monthly.

The following table contains relevant indicators:

Indicator Value
Cumulative inflation from 1976-01 to 2026-01 23,222.97%
Avg. Monthly inflation from 1976-01 to 2026-01 0.91%
CPI 1976-01 0.5
CPI 2026-01 116.15

How to calculate the time value of money with inflation data?

There are several ways to calculate the time value of money. Depending on the data available, results can be obtained by using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula or the compound interest formula.

Using the CPI formula

When we have both the start and end months, we can use the following formula:

Valuet =Value0 ×
CPIt/CPI0

To obtain the values equivalent in buying power between January 1976 and January 2026, use the corresponding CPI values:

ValueJan 2026
=ValueJan 1976 ×
CPIJan 2026/CPIJan 1976
=₡ 100 ×
116.15/0.5
₡23,322.97

Alternative: Using the compound interest formula

Given that money changes with time as a result of an inflation rate that acts as compound interest, we can use the following formula: FV = PV × (1 + i)n, where:

  • FV: Future Value
  • PV: Present Value
  • i: Interest rate (inflation)
  • n: Number of times the interest is compounded (i.e. # of months)

In this case, the future value represents the final amount obtained after applying the inflation rate to our initial value. In other words, it indicates how much are ₡100 worth today. There are 600 months between January 1976 and January 2026 and the average inflation rate was 0.9128%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

ValueJan 2026
=PV × (1 + i)n
=₡100 × (1 + 0.009128)600
₡23,322.97

Costa Rica inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
₡1 colon in 1976-01 ₡233.23 colones in 2026-01
₡5 colones in 1976-01 ₡1,166.15 colones in 2026-01
₡10 colones in 1976-01 ₡2,332.3 colones in 2026-01
₡50 colones in 1976-01 ₡11,661.49 colones in 2026-01
₡100 colones in 1976-01 ₡23,322.97 colones in 2026-01
₡500 colones in 1976-01 ₡116,614.87 colones in 2026-01
₡1,000 colones in 1976-01 ₡233,229.75 colones in 2026-01
₡5,000 colones in 1976-01 ₡1,166,148.74 colones in 2026-01
₡10,000 colones in 1976-01 ₡2,332,297.48 colones in 2026-01
₡50,000 colones in 1976-01 ₡11,661,487.42 colones in 2026-01
₡100,000 colones in 1976-01 ₡23,322,974.83 colones in 2026-01
₡500,000 colones in 1976-01 ₡116,614,874.16 colones in 2026-01
₡1,000,000 colones in 1976-01 ₡233,229,748.31 colones in 2026-01
Cumulative inflation Jan 1976-Jan 2026 23,222.97%
Avg. monthly inflation Jan 1976-Jan 2026 0.91%
Avg. annual inflation 1976-2025 11.76%
CPI 1976-01 0.5
CPI 2026-01 116.15

Value of Colon over time (by month)

Period Value
1976-01 100
1976-02 100.86
1976-03 100.65
1976-04 101.3
1976-05 101.08
1976-06 102.38
1976-07 102.81
1976-08 103.24
1976-09 102.38
1976-10 101.94
1976-11 102.38
1976-12 102.59
1977-01 103.24
1977-02 103.46
1977-03 104.32
1977-04 105.62
1977-05 105.62
1977-06 107.34
1977-07 107.56
1977-08 107.13
1977-09 106.7
1977-10 106.7
1977-11 107.13
1977-12 107.99
1978-01 109.07
1978-02 108.86
1978-03 109.07
1978-04 110.37
1978-05 111.66
1978-06 113.39
1978-07 113.61
1978-08 112.96
1978-09 114.04
1978-10 114.47
1978-11 114.9
1978-12 116.85
1979-01 117.49
1979-02 117.49
1979-03 117.49
1979-04 118.36
1979-05 119.44
1979-06 122.46
1979-07 123.33
1979-08 123.11
1979-09 124.41
1979-10 127.21
1979-11 130.24
1979-12 132.18
1980-01 134.77
1980-02 135.42
1980-03 140.6
1980-04 141.04
1980-05 141.47
1980-06 145.36
1980-07 146.65
1980-08 146.87
1980-09 148.81
1980-10 150.54
1980-11 153.13
1980-12 155.72
1981-01 163.5
1981-02 167.39
1981-03 170.41
1981-04 175.81
1981-05 184.02
1981-06 189.63
1981-07 201.08
1981-08 204.32
1981-09 209.29
1981-10 224.19
1981-11 238.66
1981-12 257.02
1982-01 282.29
1982-02 291.79
1982-03 310.58
1982-04 323.33
1982-05 339.09
1982-06 361.34
1982-07 400.22
1982-08 414.69
1982-09 436.93
1982-10 450.32
1982-11 457.24
1982-12 467.17
1983-01 479.48
1983-02 484.45
1983-03 488.34
1983-04 496.33
1983-05 508.86
1983-06 513.17
1983-07 504.32
1983-08 502.59
1983-09 502.16
1983-10 507.13
1983-11 510.37
1983-12 517.28
1984-01 525.05
1984-02 529.16
1984-03 535.85
1984-04 542.55
1984-05 548.81
1984-06 558.1
1984-07 564.36
1984-08 566.74
1984-09 572.79
1984-10 586.61
1984-11 596.11
1984-12 606.91
1985-01 628.73
1985-02 626.78
1985-03 632.4
1985-04 632.4
1985-05 633.69
1985-06 640.82
1985-07 648.81
1985-08 649.24
1985-09 656.16
1985-10 660.91
1985-11 663.71
1985-12 673.22
1986-01 677.75
1986-02 679.27
1986-03 685.31
1986-04 689.85
1986-05 695.68
1986-06 715.33
1986-07 735.64
1986-08 741.25
1986-09 752.92
1986-10 752.27
1986-11 761.34
1986-12 777.11
1987-01 797.62
1987-02 798.06
1987-03 811.23
1987-04 828.51
1987-05 837.8
1987-06 841.25
1987-07 843.84
1987-08 849.24
1987-09 859.18
1987-10 865.66
1987-11 885.75
1987-12 904.75
1988-01 918.79
1988-02 953.78
1988-03 971.49
1988-04 988.98
1988-05 995.03
1988-06 1,007.78
1988-07 1,018.36
1988-08 1,028.29
1988-09 1,046
1988-10 1,077.54
1988-11 1,091.58
1988-12 1,134.13
1989-01 1,146
1989-02 1,146.44
1989-03 1,146.87
1989-04 1,149.03
1989-05 1,166.52
1989-06 1,178.4
1989-07 1,190.93
1989-08 1,201.73
1989-09 1,212.53
1989-10 1,227
1989-11 1,238.66
1989-12 1,247.08
1990-01 1,284.67
1990-02 1,292.87
1990-03 1,312.96
1990-04 1,339.96
1990-05 1,357.45
1990-06 1,390.93
1990-07 1,427.21
1990-08 1,457.24
1990-09 1,468.03
1990-10 1,501.73
1990-11 1,544.71
1990-12 1,586.83
1991-01 1,626.78
1991-02 1,674.73
1991-03 1,696.11
1991-04 1,743.84
1991-05 1,774.08
1991-06 1,811.45
1991-07 1,850.76
1991-08 1,876.46
1991-09 1,906.7
1991-10 1,928.73
1991-11 1,956.8
1991-12 1,988.55
1992-01 2,067.17
1992-02 2,113.82
1992-03 2,139.09
1992-04 2,180.56
1992-05 2,200.86
1992-06 2,227.86
1992-07 2,241.04
1992-08 2,253.35
1992-09 2,262.2
1992-10 2,277.32
1992-11 2,303.89
1992-12 2,325.92
1993-01 2,335.64
1993-02 2,348.81
1993-03 2,357.02
1993-04 2,380.56
1993-05 2,403.67
1993-06 2,434.99
1993-07 2,461.77
1993-08 2,470.84
1993-09 2,463.28
1993-10 2,486.83
1993-11 2,513.82
1993-12 2,536.28
1994-01 2,558.32
1994-02 2,589.2
1994-03 2,622.68
1994-04 2,648.16
1994-05 2,684.23
1994-06 2,728.08
1994-07 2,753.13
1994-08 2,803.67
1994-09 2,863.72
1994-10 2,904.97
1994-11 2,948.6
1994-12 3,039.96
1995-01 3,166.95
1995-02 3,213.82
1995-03 3,240.61
1995-04 3,258.96
1995-05 3,287.47
1995-06 3,336.5
1995-07 3,392.87
1995-08 3,430.45
1995-09 3,494.17
1995-10 3,598.49
1995-11 3,683.59
1995-12 3,725.92
1996-01 3,773.22
1996-02 3,811.88
1996-03 3,833.05
1996-04 3,862.2
1996-05 3,926.78
1996-06 3,980.35
1996-07 4,026.78
1996-08 4,065.44
1996-09 4,102.59
1996-10 4,155.72
1996-11 4,198.27
1996-12 4,243.41
1997-01 4,330.88
1997-02 4,358.1
1997-03 4,405.62
1997-04 4,464.58
1997-05 4,487.47
1997-06 4,522.46
1997-07 4,561.56
1997-08 4,612.09
1997-09 4,593.74
1997-10 4,601.73
1997-11 4,679.05
1997-12 4,718.79
1998-01 4,793.95
1998-02 4,842.33
1998-03 4,893.3
1998-04 4,932.61
1998-05 4,969.98
1998-06 5,009.94
1998-07 5,095.03
1998-08 5,198.06
1998-09 5,177.75
1998-10 5,193.95
1998-11 5,262.42
1998-12 5,301.94
1999-01 5,397.19
1999-02 5,436.5
1999-03 5,416.2
1999-04 5,422.89
1999-05 5,466.95
1999-06 5,542.98
1999-07 5,556.8
1999-08 5,589.85
1999-09 5,626.57
1999-10 5,709.29
1999-11 5,762.64
1999-12 5,838.01
2000-01 5,941.9
2000-02 6,028.08
2000-03 6,068.9
2000-04 6,047.73
2000-05 6,042.98
2000-06 6,124.84
2000-07 6,205.4
2000-08 6,246.44
2000-09 6,270.19
2000-10 6,309.72
2000-11 6,361.99
2000-12 6,436.28
2001-01 6,525.7
2001-02 6,601.08
2001-03 6,713.82
2001-04 6,798.06
2001-05 6,844.71
2001-06 6,863.72
2001-07 6,905.4
2001-08 6,960.26
2001-09 7,002.59
2001-10 7,001.94
2001-11 7,064.36
2001-12 7,141.47
2002-01 7,221.38
2002-02 7,253.78
2002-03 7,310.58
2002-04 7,323.33
2002-05 7,369.11
2002-06 7,416.2
2002-07 7,524.84
2002-08 7,614.04
2002-09 7,644.28
2002-10 7,694.6
2002-11 7,774.08
2002-12 7,833.05
2003-01 7,883.8
2003-02 7,947.95
2003-03 7,999.35
2003-04 8,076.24
2003-05 8,118.79
2003-06 8,173.22
2003-07 8,238.66
2003-08 8,272.79
2003-09 8,283.58
2003-10 8,380.34
2003-11 8,499.35
2003-12 8,606.05
2004-01 8,752.48
2004-02 8,865.66
2004-03 8,906.48
2004-04 8,987.91
2004-05 9,048.17
2004-06 9,144.71
2004-07 9,263.28
2004-08 9,352.7
2004-09 9,425.48
2004-10 9,496.11
2004-11 9,628.94
2004-12 9,735.85
2005-01 9,926.78
2005-02 10,035.42
2005-03 10,119.01
2005-04 10,215.98
2005-05 10,356.16
2005-06 10,403.46
2005-07 10,536.72
2005-08 10,668.47
2005-09 10,686.83
2005-10 10,819.44
2005-11 10,995.25
2005-12 11,106.26
2006-01 11,236.72
2006-02 11,336.07
2006-03 11,355.29
2006-04 11,404.1
2006-05 11,584.67
2006-06 11,695.46
2006-07 11,803.89
2006-08 11,907.56
2006-09 11,887.91
2006-10 11,910.58
2006-11 12,031.53
2006-12 12,153.99
2007-01 12,269.76
2007-02 12,312.96
2007-03 12,401.94
2007-04 12,516.63
2007-05 12,647.08
2007-06 12,719.01
2007-07 12,837.15
2007-08 12,927.21
2007-09 13,009.07
2007-10 13,083.15
2007-11 13,245.57
2007-12 13,467.17
2008-01 13,565.66
2008-02 13,716.63
2008-03 13,770.63
2008-04 13,886.82
2008-05 14,151.4
2008-06 14,349.24
2008-07 14,656.16
2008-08 14,918.14
2008-09 15,060.04
2008-10 15,216.2
2008-11 15,404.32
2008-12 15,339.52
2009-01 15,397.19
2009-02 15,465.23
2009-03 15,467.39
2009-04 15,518.57
2009-05 15,499.14
2009-06 15,525.27
2009-07 15,667.82
2009-08 15,770.41
2009-09 15,788.12
2009-10 15,824.84
2009-11 15,799.57
2009-12 15,960.26
2010-01 16,219.87
2010-02 16,331.32
2010-03 16,371.06
2010-04 16,380.78
2010-05 16,465.23
2010-06 16,505.18
2010-07 16,558.1
2010-08 16,591.36
2010-09 16,577.54
2010-10 16,656.15
2010-11 16,765.44
2010-12 16,889.85
2011-01 17,004.1
2011-02 17,078.19
2011-03 17,121.38
2011-04 17,147.73
2011-05 17,263.07
2011-06 17,359.61
2011-07 17,417.93
2011-08 17,462.64
2011-09 17,435.42
2011-10 17,476.67
2011-11 17,529.16
2011-12 17,689.63
2012-01 17,720.74
2012-02 17,770.41
2012-03 17,841.68
2012-04 17,954.86
2012-05 18,132.18
2012-06 18,160.69
2012-07 18,105.83
2012-08 18,201.51
2012-09 18,214.04
2012-10 18,295.25
2012-11 18,443.63
2012-12 18,494.6
2013-01 18,737.15
2013-02 18,928.29
2013-03 18,949.03
2013-04 19,087.47
2013-05 19,090.28
2013-06 19,093.74
2013-07 19,158.53
2013-08 19,167.39
2013-09 19,192.66
2013-10 19,046.65
2013-11 19,078.62
2013-12 19,175.16
2014-01 19,318.79
2014-02 19,446.87
2014-03 19,566.52
2014-04 19,789.63
2014-05 19,894.17
2014-06 19,969.98
2014-07 20,152.05
2014-08 20,219
2014-09 20,191.15
2014-10 20,132.62
2014-11 20,201.51
2014-12 20,158.32
2015-01 20,166.09
2015-02 20,132.84
2015-03 20,162.63
2015-04 20,146.87
2015-05 20,087.7
2015-06 20,173.86
2015-07 20,087.25
2015-08 20,069.76
2015-09 20,016.63
2015-10 19,960.26
2015-11 19,958.32
2015-12 19,995.46
2016-01 20,131.31
2016-02 20,126.35
2016-03 19,943.63
2016-04 19,961.99
2016-05 20,000.65
2016-06 19,996.54
2016-07 20,182.71
2016-08 20,189.2
2016-09 20,093.94
2016-10 20,070.41
2016-11 20,070.19
2016-12 20,148.6
2017-01 20,263.27
2017-02 20,344.92
2017-03 20,259.18
2017-04 20,290.06
2017-05 20,334.98
2017-06 20,351.4
2017-07 20,417.49
2017-08 20,373.01
2017-09 20,423.75
2017-10 20,537.14
2017-11 20,570.19
2017-12 20,667.18
2018-01 20,751.19
2018-02 20,795.03
2018-03 20,788.56
2018-04 20,772.14
2018-05 20,748.8
2018-06 20,785.75
2018-07 20,842.98
2018-08 20,829.36
2018-09 20,875.39
2018-10 20,953.34
2018-11 21,041.91
2018-12 21,086.18
2019-01 21,096.97
2019-02 21,114.26
2019-03 21,083.59
2019-04 21,201.95
2019-05 21,230.68
2019-06 21,288.99
2019-07 21,445.35
2019-08 21,424.19
2019-09 21,403.25
2019-10 21,387.68
2019-11 21,432.4
2019-12 21,407.12
2020-01 21,430.89
2020-02 21,492.22
2020-03 21,485.75
2020-04 21,390.94
2020-05 21,359.83
2020-06 21,355.29
2020-07 21,409.93
2020-08 21,409.07
2020-09 21,467.38
2020-10 21,484.45
2020-11 21,484.67
2020-12 21,598.28
2021-01 21,636.49
2021-02 21,581.21
2021-03 21,587.26
2021-04 21,649.68
2021-05 21,646.43
2021-06 21,762.85
2021-07 21,718.14
2021-08 21,778.2
2021-09 21,915.12
2021-10 22,022.47
2021-11 22,203.45
2021-12 22,310.79
2022-01 22,393.08
2022-02 22,638.15
2022-03 22,837.87
2022-04 23,198.06
2022-05 23,532.83
2022-06 23,951.21
2022-07 24,211.37
2022-08 24,419.59
2022-09 24,186.75
2022-10 24,002.48
2022-11 24,036.43
2022-12 24,068.22
2023-01 24,106.85
2023-02 23,901.31
2023-03 23,846.72
2023-04 23,764.75
2023-05 23,739.73
2023-06 23,702.48
2023-07 23,658.11
2023-08 23,619.09
2023-09 23,646.16
2023-10 23,695.5
2023-11 23,641.06
2023-12 23,643.35
2024-01 23,656.38
2024-02 23,630.9
2024-03 23,563.81
2024-04 23,640.98
2024-05 23,660.26
2024-06 23,694.47
2024-07 23,665.66
2024-08 23,692.91
2024-09 23,614.03
2024-10 23,509.15
2024-11 23,619.35
2024-12 23,842.36
2025-01 23,928.54
2025-02 23,925.47
2025-03 23,849.55
2025-04 23,728.89
2025-05 23,632.93
2025-06 23,643.49
2025-07 23,521.72
2025-08 23,471.18
2025-09 23,377.13
2025-10 23,420.38
2025-11 23,530.54
2025-12 23,549.86
2026-01 23,322.97

All available years

Today's value of Costa Rican colones by year:

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