Imports of goods, services and primary income in Curaçao
Curaçao: Imports of goods, services and primary income was 2.90 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Imports of goods, services and primary income in Curaçao, 2011–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 2.90 billion BoP, current US$ for imports of goods, services and primary income in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods, services and primary income in Curaçao peaked at 3.28 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.82 billion BoP, current US$, in 2020.
That places Curaçao 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Imports of goods, services and primary income in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.06 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2012 | 3.28 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.96 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.86 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.89 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 1.82 billion BoP, current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 2.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 3.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 2.90 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 158 Eswatini 3.37 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 159 Aruba 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 2.97 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 162 Bermuda 2.85 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 163 Togo 2.63 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 164 Barbados 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Curaçao
- 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 imports of goods, services and primary income in Curaçao?
- Imports of goods, services and primary income in Curaçao was 2.90 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest imports of goods, services and primary income recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest imports of goods, services and primary income recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 billion BoP, current US$ in 2020.
- How does Curaçao rank for imports of goods, services and primary income?
- Curaçao ranks 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imports of goods, services and primary income rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.