Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Curaçao
Curaçao: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP was -20.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Curaçao, 2011–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded -20.0% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Curaçao peaked at -16.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -30.0%, in 2011.
That places Curaçao 195th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -30.0% | — |
| 2012 | -29.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | -25.2% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | -16.5% | -34.4% |
| 2015 | -17.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | -19.3% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | -22.4% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | -26.7% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | -17.9% | -33.0% |
| 2020 | -27.2% | +52.1% |
| 2021 | -18.6% | -31.7% |
| 2022 | -26.8% | +44.1% |
| 2023 | -20.0% | -25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -22.7% | -30.0% | -16.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | -23.1% | -27.2% | -18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More economy & growth data for Curaçao
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.2181 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 666.65 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0523 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1,193 current LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 2,782 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 16,507 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Curaçao?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Curaçao was -20.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was -16.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.0% in 2011.
- How does Curaçao rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Curaçao ranks 195th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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