Curaçao: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Curaçao's computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) fell 3.16 percentage points on 2022 (from 34.26% to 31.1%).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was −1.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 10.9 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.12 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.76 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Curaçao had the 7th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Curaçao in the 2023 ranking

• Senegal — 3rd of 12: 56.59%
• Benin — 4th of 12: 52.93%
• Aruba — 5th of 12: 40.13%
• Lebanon — 7th of 12: 15.65%
• Tuvalu — 8th of 12: 14.13%
• South Sudan — 9th of 12: 13.85%

What this measures

Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.

Limitations: Balance of payments statistics, the main source of information on international trade in services, have many weaknesses. Disaggregation of important components may be limited and varies considerably across countries. There are inconsistencies in the methods used to report items. And the recording of major flows as net items is common (for example, insurance transactions are often recorded as premiums less claims). These factors contribute to a downward bias in the value of the service trade reported in the balance of payments. Efforts are being made to improve the coverage, quality, and consistency of these data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 52.85% (2025)
• Argentina — 35.18% (2025)
• Aruba — 40.13% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 50.69% (2024)
• Barbados — 69.83% (2017)
• Belize — 23.06% (2025)
• Bolivia — 36.55% (2025)
• Brazil — 54.25% (2025)

More private sector & trade data for Curaçao

• International tourism, receipts (current US$) — US$282 million (2020)
• International tourism, number of arrivals — 1.29 million (2019)
• International tourism, expenditures (current US$) — US$127 million (2020)
• Import unit value index (2015 = 100) — 124.5 (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$2.33 billion (2025)
• Export unit value index (2015 = 100) — 171.8 (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$397 million (2025)
• International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) — US$1 million (2020)
• International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Curaçao's computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports)?

31.1% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 18.31 percentage points from 49.4% in 2011. The highest value was 64.02% in 2021 and the lowest 31.1% in 2023.

How does Curaçao rank?

7th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) unusual for Curaçao?

In 2023, Curaçao's computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) fell 3.16 percentage points on 2022 (from 34.26% to 31.1%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was −1.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 10.9 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.OTHR.ZS.WT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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