Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Curaçao
Curaçao: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 13.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Curaçao, 2017–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Curaçao is 13.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
That places Curaçao 100th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +8.8% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5%, 3.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 13.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More private sector data for Curaçao
- 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Curaçao?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Curaçao was 13.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2018.
- How does Curaçao rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Curaçao ranks 100th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.