Merchandise trade in Curacao
Curacao: Merchandise trade was 71.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Curacao, 2011–2024
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, merchandise trade in Curacao stood at 71.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Curacao peaked at 106.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2020.
That places Curacao 64th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 104.4% | — |
| 2012 | 106.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.5% | 61.2% | 106.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 58.4% | 84.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More private sector data for Curacao
- 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)
- Commercial service exports 1.52 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Curacao?
- Merchandise trade in Curacao was 71.5% in 2024, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 106.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for merchandise trade?
- Curacao ranks 64th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.