Curaçao
World Bank name: Curacao
- Capital
- Willemstad
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 156,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Curaçao's economy grew 5.0% in 2024, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Curaçao was US$22,833 in 2024, higher than in most countries.
- Curaçao had 156,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 186th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Curaçao had a current account deficit of 20.0% of GDP in 2023, lower than in most countries.
Economic growth
2024Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2001
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| Year | Curaçao | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.0% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −18.4% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −3.2% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −2.1% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | −1.3% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | −1.1% | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | 2.9% |
GDP per person
2024GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Curaçao | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US$22,833 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$21,218 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$20,057 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$17,796 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$16,300 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$19,221 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$19,119 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$18,938 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$18,944 | US$5,982 |
| 2015 | US$19,362 | US$6,148 |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Curaçao |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 156,000 |
| 2024 | 156,000 |
| 2023 | 155,000 |
| 2022 | 153,000 |
| 2021 | 154,000 |
| 2020 | 155,000 |
| 2019 | 157,000 |
| 2018 | 159,000 |
| 2017 | 160,000 |
| 2016 | 160,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2011
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| Year | Curaçao | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | −20.0% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −26.8% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −18.6% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −27.2% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −17.9% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −26.7% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −22.4% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −19.4% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −17.0% | −2.8% |
| 2014 | −16.5% | −3.1% |
No recent World Bank figure for Curaçao: inflation, unemployment, government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Curaçao since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.