Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Curacao
Curacao: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 25.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Computer, communications and other services in Curacao, 2011–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Curacao is 25.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Curacao peaked at 53.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2023.
Curacao ranks 108th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53.3% | — |
| 2012 | 49.5% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 25.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 63% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 25.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.3%, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.4% | 42.7% | 53.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 25.5% | 52.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More private sector data for Curacao
- Merchandise trade 71.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 922.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports 397.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.52 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,541 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -19.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 14,892 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Curacao?
- Computer, communications and other services in Curacao was 25.5% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Curacao ranks 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.