Current account balance in Curaçao

Curaçao: Current account balance was -20.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-20.0%
Change on year
up 25.4%
World rank
191st
of 200 countries
All-time high
-16.5%
in 2014
All-time low
-30.0%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Current account balance in Curaçao, 2011–2023

-30-25-20-152011201720232011: -30 % of GDP2012: -29.7 % of GDP2013: -25.2 % of GDP2014: -16.5 % of GDP2015: -17 % of GDP2016: -19.3 % of GDP2017: -22.4 % of GDP2018: -26.7 % of GDP2019: -17.9 % of GDP2020: -27.2 % of GDP2021: -18.6 % of GDP2022: -26.8 % of GDP2023: -20 % of GDP

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for current account balance in Curaçao is -20.0%, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 25.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current account balance in Curaçao peaked at -16.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -30.0%, in 2011.

Curaçao ranks 191st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Current account balance in Curaçao, year by year

Annual values for Current account balance (% of GDP) in Curaçao, 2011 to 2023.
Year % of GDP 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s -22.7% -30.0% -16.5% 9
2020s -23.1% -27.2% -18.6% 4

Countries ranked near Curaçao

  1. 188 Bhutan -19.4% compare
  2. 189 Republic of Moldova -19.6% compare
  3. 190 Senegal -19.8% compare
  4. 192 Montenegro -20.4% compare
  5. 193 Kyrgyzstan -22.6% compare
  6. 194 Grenada -23.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is current account balance in Curaçao?
Current account balance in Curaçao was -20.0% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest current account balance recorded in Curaçao?
The highest recorded value was -16.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Curaçao?
The lowest recorded value was -30.0% in 2011.
How does Curaçao rank for current account balance?
Curaçao ranks 191st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is current account balance 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 Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,731 data points, 1960–2025
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.