Costa Rica: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Costa Rica shows historical data for the Costa Rican Colons per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Costa Rican Colons per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Costa Rica become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Costa Rica.

The series for Costa Rica are available from July 2006 to July 2026. For that period, the average exchange rate for Costa Rica was 544.2296 Costa Rican Colons per USD with a minimum of 454.1544 Costa Rican Colons per USD in May 2026 and a maximum of 685.9927 Costa Rican Colons per USD in June 2022. The most recent available data point is 454.4102 Costa Rican Colons per USD, a change of -0.26% from the previous data point of 455.6158 Costa Rican Colons per USD and a change of -9.96% from a year ago when the level was 504.6876 Costa Rican Colons per USD.

Currency values in Costa Rica and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.