Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Curacao
Curacao: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 31.1% 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 imports.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 31.1% for computer, communications and other services in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Curacao peaked at 64.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2023.
That places Curacao 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 (%) … imports in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 49.4% | — |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +36.7% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | -9.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 31.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.3%, 66% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 31.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.1% | 41.3% | 49.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 31.1% | 64.0% | 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 31.1% 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 64.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Curacao ranks 117th 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 36.3%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.