Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Curacao
Curacao: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 6.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Transport 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
Curacao recorded 6.0% for transport services in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Curacao peaked at 16.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2018.
That places Curacao 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.2% | — |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -38.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -34.1% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +70.9% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -39.6% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +15.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 6.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.4%, 39% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 6.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.0%, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.0% | 3.9% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 6.8% | 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 transport services in Curacao?
- Transport services in Curacao was 6.0% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2018.
- How does Curacao rank for transport services?
- Curacao ranks 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. 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 Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.