Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Curaçao
Curaçao: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 60.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of household 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
The most recent figure for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Curaçao is 60.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Curaçao peaked at 88.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2023.
That places Curaçao 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 63.9% | — |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 63.9% | 82.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 68.7% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 60.5% | 75.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 93 Nigeria 61.3% compare
- 94 Peru 61.0% compare
- 95 Serbia 60.8% compare
- 97 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 60.5% compare
- 98 Costa Rica 60.0% compare
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 59.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Curaçao
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 33.49 % change on previous year (2018)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 14,055 current LCU per person (2018)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7351 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 33.49 % change on previous year (2018)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 7,852 current US$ per person (2018)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4107 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6094 current LCU per US$ of GDP (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$), per capita 6,510 current US$ per person (2018)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 15.26 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Curaçao?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Curaçao was 60.5% 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 household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2023.
- How does Curaçao rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Curaçao ranks 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.