Curaçao: Gross domestic savings (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Curaçao's gross domestic savings (current LCU) rose 19.3% on 2017 (from 561.65 million to 670.29 million).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2017), the average change was +9.6% and a typical year strayed about 61.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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 184.7% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 70.7% in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% 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.

Closest to Curaçao in the 2018 ranking

• Yemen, Rep. — 2nd of 2: -3.75 trillion

What this measures

Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 14 values

Gross domestic savings (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 127.91 trillion (2025)
• Aruba — 2.46 billion (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 3.61 billion (2024)
• Belize — 1.27 billion (2024)
• Bolivia — 52.48 billion (2024)
• Brazil — 2.22 trillion (2025)
• Chile — 95.87 trillion (2025)
• Colombia — 209.83 trillion (2025)
• Costa Rica — 11.39 trillion (2025)
• Cuba — -170.4 billion (2024)
• Dominican Republic

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 gross domestic savings (current LCU)?

670.29 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is down 15.92% from 797.2 million in 2005 (1.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 843.5 million in 2016 and the lowest 199.4 million in 2010.

Is the latest change in gross domestic savings (current LCU) unusual for Curaçao?

In 2018, Curaçao's gross domestic savings (current LCU) rose 19.3% on 2017 (from 561.65 million to 670.29 million). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2017), the average change was +9.6% and a typical year strayed about 61.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDS.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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