Curaçao's net capital account (BoP, current US$) was US$6.33 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 72.87% from US$23.32 million in 2013 (12.23% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$6.33 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.39 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$23.32 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$52 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | −US$1.42 million | 2017 |
| Average since 2014 | US$3.78 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$52 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Curaçao's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell US$5.53 million on 2022 (from US$11.86 million to US$6.33 million).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was −US$3.65 million and a typical year strayed about US$9.08 million 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 US$7.98 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$22.85 million in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Curaçao had the 9th highest value of the 11 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Curaçao in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 13 values
| Year | Net capital account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,328,190 |
| 2022 | 11,861,875 |
| 2021 | 3,881,060 |
| 2020 | 266,002 |
| 2019 | 5,105,546 |
| 2018 | 2,386,714 |
| 2017 | -1,421,983 |
| 2016 | 625,698 |
| 2015 | 363,128 |
| 2014 | 8,379,888 |
| 2013 |
Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$58.66 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$454.14 million (2025)
- Aruba — −US$560,199 (2023)
- Barbados — −US$3.73 million (2017)
- Belize — US$10.63 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$1.97 million (2025)
- Brazil — −US$216.06 million (2025)
- Chile — US$3.57 million (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$23.73 million (2025)
- Dominica — US$191.37 million (2025)
- Ecuador
More economic policy & debt data for Curaçao
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.86% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — 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$103.98 million (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 186.12 million (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Curaçao's net capital account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$6.33 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is down 87.83% from US$52 million in 2011 (16.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$52 million in 2011 and the lowest −US$1.42 million in 2017.
- How does Curaçao rank?
- 9th highest of 11 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net capital account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Curaçao?
- In 2023, Curaçao's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell US$5.53 million on 2022 (from US$11.86 million to US$6.33 million). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was −US$3.65 million and a typical year strayed about US$9.08 million 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 BN.TRF.KOGT.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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