Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Curaçao
Curaçao: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 18.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Curaçao, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 18.8% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Curaçao peaked at 20.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2005.
That places Curaçao 102nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.1% | — |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.1% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 15.5% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.8% | 20.6% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Curaçao
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 113.97 current LCU per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 17,594 current US$ per person (2018)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.26 % change on previous year (2018)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 31,493 current LCU per person (2018)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -40.61 % change on previous year (2018)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -40.61 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 12.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.005 current LCU per US$ 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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Curaçao?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Curaçao was 18.8% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2005.
- How does Curaçao rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Curaçao ranks 102nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.