Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Curacao
Curacao: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Curacao, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Curacao stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Curacao peaked at 6.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2013.
Curacao ranks 53rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.4% | — |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -102.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4655.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +111.4% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +61.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 4.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.7× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 4.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +4655.3% | -0.0% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | -0.0% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More economy & growth data for Curacao
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 12,092 current US$ per person (2018)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,510 current US$ per person (2018)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3405 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 19.03 % change on previous year (2018)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,645 current LCU per person (2018)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.52 % change on previous year (2018)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.28 % change on previous year (2018)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 44,071 current LCU per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Curacao?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Curacao was 4.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Curacao ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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