Curaçao's goods imports (current US$, BoP) was US$1.83 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2.84% from US$1.88 billion in 2013 (0.29% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.83 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.76 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.88 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$2.24 billion | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$1.21 billion | 2020 |
| Average since 2014 | US$1.6 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$2.1 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Curaçao's goods imports (current US$, BoP) fell 9.7% on 2022 (from US$2.03 billion to US$1.83 billion).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +1.1% and a typical year strayed about 18.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 36.6% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.2% 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 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | US$1.83 billion | 2023 |
| World | US$25.08 trillion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$1.61 trillion | 2025 |
| High income | US$16.9 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Curaçao in the 2023 ranking
- Guyana — 4th of 12: US$6 billion
- Benin — 5th of 12: US$4.65 billion
- South Sudan — 6th of 12: US$2.25 billion
- Aruba — 8th of 12: US$1.39 billion
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 9th of 12: US$1.16 billion
- Comoros — 10th of 12: US$298.67 million
What this measures
Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 13 values
| Year | Goods imports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,829,830,665 |
| 2022 | 2,026,795,668 |
| 2021 | 1,483,342,660 |
| 2020 | 1,209,349,540 |
| 2019 | 1,461,411,594 |
| 2018 | 1,757,053,885 |
| 2017 | 1,468,888,842 |
| 2016 | 1,426,346,369 |
| 2015 | 1,518,519,553 |
| 2014 | 1,803,687,151 |
| 2013 |
Goods imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$792.94 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$71.79 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$1.39 billion (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$4.6 billion (2024)
- Barbados — US$1.53 billion (2017)
- Belize — US$1.38 billion (2025)
- Bolivia — US$9.26 billion (2025)
- Brazil — US$290.77 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$86.52 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$66.33 billion (2025)
- Costa Rica
More economic policy & debt data for Curaçao
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.86% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — 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$103.98 million (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 186.12 million (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Curaçao's goods imports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$1.83 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is down 12.87% from US$2.1 billion in 2011 (1.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.24 billion in 2012 and the lowest US$1.21 billion in 2020.
- How does Curaçao rank?
- 7th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in goods imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Curaçao?
- In 2023, Curaçao's goods imports (current US$, BoP) fell 9.7% on 2022 (from US$2.03 billion to US$1.83 billion). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +1.1% and a typical year strayed about 18.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 BM.GSR.MRCH.CD, 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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