Costa Rica - DEC alternative conversion factor

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) in Costa Rica was 584.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 587.29 in 2019, while its lowest value was 5.64 in 1960.

Definition: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, supplemented by World Bank staff estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.64
1961 5.97
1962 6.65
1963 6.65
1964 6.65
1965 6.63
1966 6.63
1967 6.63
1968 6.63
1969 6.63
1970 6.63
1971 6.63
1972 6.64
1973 6.65
1974 7.93
1975 8.57
1976 8.57
1977 8.57
1978 8.57
1979 8.57
1980 8.57
1981 21.76
1982 37.41
1983 41.09
1984 44.53
1985 50.50
1986 55.80
1987 62.77
1988 75.79
1989 81.11
1990 91.54
1991 122.43
1992 134.51
1993 142.17
1994 157.07
1995 179.63
1996 207.71
1997 232.60
1998 257.19
1999 285.68
2000 308.19
2001 328.87
2002 359.82
2003 398.66
2004 437.93
2005 477.88
2006 511.25
2007 516.62
2008 526.24
2009 573.29
2010 525.83
2011 505.66
2012 502.90
2013 499.77
2014 538.32
2015 534.57
2016 544.74
2017 567.51
2018 576.97
2019 587.29
2020 584.90

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices