Curaçao's gross national expenditure (current US$) was US$3.92 billion in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 8.33% from US$3.62 billion in 2008 (0.8% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.92 billion | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.57 billion | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3.62 billion | 2008 |
| Highest | US$3.92 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$2.72 billion | 2005 |
| Average since 2009 | US$3.63 billion | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | US$2.72 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Curaçao's gross national expenditure (current US$) rose 7.3% on 2017 (from US$3.66 billion to US$3.92 billion).
Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2017), the average change was +2.7% and a typical year strayed about 6.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 12.3% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.1% in 2011. 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 1% 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
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | US$3.92 billion | 2018 |
| World | US$111.01 trillion | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$7.46 trillion | 2025 |
| High income | US$71.25 trillion | 2024 |
Closest to Curaçao in the 2018 ranking
- Yemen, Rep. — 1st of 2: US$29.94 billion
What this measures
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 14 values
| Year | Gross national expenditure (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 3,922,960,894 |
| 2017 | 3,656,871,508 |
| 2016 | 3,419,720,670 |
| 2015 | 3,405,195,531 |
| 2014 | 3,441,675,978 |
| 2013 | 3,573,743,017 |
| 2012 | 3,664,972,067 |
| 2011 | 3,719,776,536 |
| 2010 | 3,920,949,721 |
| 2009 | 3,538,659,218 |
Gross national expenditure (current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$690.09 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$3.87 billion (2024)
- Bahamas, The — US$16.47 billion (2024)
- Belize — US$3.2 billion (2024)
- Bolivia — US$57.14 billion (2024)
- Brazil — US$2.27 trillion (2025)
- Chile — US$342.57 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$482.11 billion (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$96.52 billion (2025)
- Cuba — US$106.65 billion (2020)
More economic policy & debt data for Curaçao
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.86% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — 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$103.98 million (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 186.12 million (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Curaçao's gross national expenditure (current US$)?
- US$3.92 billion in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 44.34% from US$2.72 billion in 2005 (2.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.92 billion in 2018 and the lowest US$2.72 billion in 2005.
- Is the latest change in gross national expenditure (current US$) unusual for Curaçao?
- In 2018, Curaçao's gross national expenditure (current US$) rose 7.3% on 2017 (from US$3.66 billion to US$3.92 billion). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2017), the average change was +2.7% and a typical year strayed about 6.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 NE.DAB.TOTL.CD, 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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