Curaçao's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$162.21 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 50.19% from US$108.01 million in 2013 (4.15% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$162.21 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$171.4 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$108.01 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$201.55 million | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$104.62 million | 2012 |
| Average since 2014 | US$168.07 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$117.2 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Curaçao's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 19.5% on 2022 (from US$201.55 million to US$162.21 million).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +6% and a typical year strayed about 14.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below 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 30.3% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.5% in 2023. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$4.21 million a year. A straight line explains 37% 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 2023, Curaçao had the 6th 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$162.21 million | 2023 |
| World | US$7.44 trillion | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$119.72 billion | 2024 |
| High income | US$6.91 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Curaçao in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 13 values
| Year | Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 162,214,265 |
| 2022 | 201,550,677 |
| 2021 | 173,643,717 |
| 2020 | 165,321,185 |
| 2019 | 190,032,435 |
| 2018 | 171,398,894 |
| 2017 | 185,094,307 |
| 2016 | 142,027,933 |
| 2015 | 155,932,961 |
| 2014 | 133,519,553 |
| 2013 |
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$28.82 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$6.39 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$144.02 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$100.9 million (2024)
- Barbados — US$73.13 million (2017)
- Belize — US$23.38 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$212.17 million (2025)
- Brazil — US$33.71 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$12.88 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$9.73 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Curaçao
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.86% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — 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$103.98 million (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 186.12 million (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Curaçao's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$162.21 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 38.41% from US$117.2 million in 2011 (2.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$201.55 million in 2022 and the lowest US$104.62 million in 2012.
- How does Curaçao rank?
- 6th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Curaçao?
- In 2023, Curaçao's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 19.5% on 2022 (from US$201.55 million to US$162.21 million). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +6% and a typical year strayed about 14.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below 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 BX.GSR.FCTY.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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