Curaçao: GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Curaçao's GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) rose 1,144 on 2023 (from 27,618 to 28,762).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −290.83 and a typical year strayed about 1,235 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,829 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 4,990 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 424.56 a year. A straight line explains 31% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Curaçao had the 9th highest value of the 10 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 2024 ranking

• Aruba — 5th of 10: 45,428
• Bahamas, The — 6th of 10: 36,244
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 7th of 10: 33,391
• Lebanon — 9th of 10: 10,469
• Afghanistan — 10th of 10: 1,964

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.

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

All 25 values

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 30,620 (2025)
• Argentina — 27,847 (2025)
• Aruba — 45,428 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 36,244 (2024)
• Barbados — 22,127 (2025)
• Belize — 12,789 (2025)
• Bolivia — 11,001 (2025)
• Brazil — 20,025 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 80,997 (2024)
• Chile

More economic policy & debt data for Curaçao

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.86% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.93 million (2024)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 17.77 million (2024)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 0.28% (2024)
• Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$103.98 million (2024)
• Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 186.12 million (2024)
• Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Curaçao's GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)?

28,762 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 16.16% from 34,307 in 2000 (0.73% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 35,436 in 2002 and the lowest 23,670 in 2020.

How does Curaçao rank?

9th highest of 10 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) unusual for Curaçao?

In 2024, Curaçao's GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) rose 1,144 on 2023 (from 27,618 to 28,762). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −290.83 and a typical year strayed about 1,235 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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