Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Curacao
Curacao: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 94.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Curacao, 2011–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Curacao is 94.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 3,577.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Curacao peaked at 94.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Curacao 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.2% | — |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -72.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -85.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -64.7% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +87962.4% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +7.8% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 94.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 94.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +87962.4% | 0.1% | 85.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 0.1% | 85.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 87.5% | 94.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More private sector data for Curacao
- Merchandise trade 71.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 397.00 million current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 9,814 current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Curacao?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Curacao was 94.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Curacao rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Curacao ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,577.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.