Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Curacao
Curacao: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) was 183.30 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Curacao, 2011–2025
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 183.30 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Curacao peaked at 203.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.51 million BoP, current US$, in 2013.
Curacao ranks 145th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 70.50 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2012 | 69.70 million BoP, current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2013 | -1.51 million BoP, current US$ | -102.2% |
| 2014 | 69.30 million BoP, current US$ | -4694.1% |
| 2015 | 146.44 million BoP, current US$ | +111.3% |
| 2016 | 133.08 million BoP, current US$ | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 172.68 million BoP, current US$ | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 126.92 million BoP, current US$ | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 203.23 million BoP, current US$ | +60.1% |
| 2020 | 155.74 million BoP, current US$ | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 170.91 million BoP, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 175.62 million BoP, current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 136.60 million BoP, current US$ | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 154.81 million BoP, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2025 | 183.30 million BoP, current US$ | +18.4% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 183.30 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.99 billion BoP, current US$, 6% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 183.30 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 938.47 million BoP, current US$, 20% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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 | +4694.1% | -1.51 million BoP, current US$ | 69.30 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110.04 million BoP, current US$ | -1.51 million BoP, current US$ | 203.23 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 162.83 million BoP, current US$ | 136.60 million BoP, current US$ | 183.30 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 142 Seychelles 238.59 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 143 Togo 221.29 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 193.98 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 177.04 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 147 Grenada 170.66 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 148 Cape Verde 153.85 million BoP, current US$ compare
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 in Curacao?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Curacao was 183.30 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 203.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.51 million BoP, current US$ in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Curacao ranks 145th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.