Costa Rica BCCR monetary policy rate (TPM)
Costa Rica BCCR monetary policy rate (TPM) is 3 percent, in force since 24 Jul 2026. It was 3.25 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 16 Sep 2026.
Banco Central de Costa Rica Tasa de Política Monetaria (TPM) — the target rate for overnight operations in the Mercado Integrado de Liquidez, set by the Junta Directiva at its monetary policy meetings (roughly eight per year).
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| Current value | 3 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-07-24 |
| Official source | Official BCCR Informe de Política Monetaria julio 2026 (Junta Directiva PDF)… — No obstante, en la reunión de julio decidió reducir en 25 puntos base (p.b.) el nivel de la tasa que estaba vigente desde diciembre del 2025, hasta un valor de 3,0%. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-16 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Official BCCR Informe de Política Monetaria julio 2026 (Junta Directiva PDF). Same decision appears in BCCR control gacetario: "reducir el nivel de la Tasa de Política Monetaria en 25 puntos base, para ubicarla en 3,00% a partir del 24 de julio del 2026." Live BCCR indicator table (cuadro 779) shows 3,00 from 24 Jul 2026 through 16 Set 2026; next calendar review was 24 Sep 2026. Catalog URL ComunicadoPoliticaMonetaria_08-2025.pdf is superseded. Headline official policy rate TPM. also_brands: usaref.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | 3.25 | BCCR — Comunicado de Política Monetaria N.º 08-2025, 18 dic… |
| 2025-09-19 | 3.5 | BCCR — Comunicado de Política Monetaria N.º 06-2025, 18 set… |
| 2025-07-18 | 3.75 | BCCR — Comunicado de Política Monetaria N.º 05-2025, 17 jul… |
| 2024-10-18 | 4 | BCCR — Comunicado de Política Monetaria N.º 04-2025, 19 jun… |
Get it programmatically
curl https://latamref.dev/v1/cr/policy-rate
# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://latamref.dev/v1/cr/policy-rate/history?from=2020-01-01
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