Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Curaçao
Curaçao: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Curaçao, 2011–2024
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Curaçao 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 share of gdp in Curaçao peaked at 6.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2013.
Curaçao ranks 46th of 198 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 share of GDP in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | -0.0% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Curaçao
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4,981 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 16,507 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 29,548 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.2181 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Curaçao?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Curaçao was 4.3% in 2024, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2013.
- How does Curaçao rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Curaçao ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.