Sint Maarten
World Bank name: Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Capital
- Philipsburg
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 44,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Sint Maarten's economy grew 3.4% in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Output per person in Sint Maarten was US$42,978 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- Sint Maarten had 44,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 206th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Sint Maarten had a current account deficit of 6.9% of GDP in 2023, lower than in most countries.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2010
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| Year | Sint Maarten | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −13.3% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −6.9% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | −7.5% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2009
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| Year | Sint Maarten | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$42,978 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$41,473 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$39,452 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$37,793 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$32,548 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$30,151 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$34,861 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$31,708 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$34,701 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$37,309 | US$5,982 |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Sint Maarten |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 44,000 |
| 2024 | 43,000 |
| 2023 | 43,000 |
| 2022 | 42,000 |
| 2021 | 42,000 |
| 2020 | 41,000 |
| 2019 | 40,000 |
| 2018 | 40,000 |
| 2017 | 39,000 |
| 2016 | 38,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2011
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| Year | Sint Maarten | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | −6.9% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −3.6% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −23.0% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −23.5% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −11.7% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −1.9% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | −2.8% |
| 2014 | −8.1% | −3.1% |
No recent World Bank figure for Sint Maarten: 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 Sint Maarten 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.