Gross capital formation in Curaçao
Curaçao: Gross capital formation was 41.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Curaçao, 2005–2018
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Curaçao is 41.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Curaçao peaked at 41.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2014.
Curaçao ranks 6th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.9% | — |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 34.3% | 38.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 25.8% | 41.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 3 Mauritania 44.3% compare
- 4 Bhutan 42.6% compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 41.8% compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 40.7% compare
- 8 China 40.5% compare
- 9 Gambia 40.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Curaçao
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.2181 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4,981 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 29,548 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Curaçao?
- Gross capital formation in Curaçao was 41.1% in 2018, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2014.
- How does Curaçao rank for gross capital formation?
- Curaçao ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.