Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Curacao
Curacao: Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -1.27 billion in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Curacao, 2011–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Curacao recorded -1.27 billion for goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Curacao peaked at -938.37 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.47 billion, in 2022.
That places Curacao 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1.30 billion | — |
| 2012 | -1.38 billion | +6.2% |
| 2013 | -1.26 billion | -8.5% |
| 2014 | -1.17 billion | -7.2% |
| 2015 | -1.11 billion | -5.3% |
| 2016 | -1.06 billion | -4.2% |
| 2017 | -1.04 billion | -1.9% |
| 2018 | -1.17 billion | +12.2% |
| 2019 | -1.06 billion | -9.2% |
| 2020 | -938.37 million | -11.7% |
| 2021 | -1.14 billion | +21.4% |
| 2022 | -1.47 billion | +29.3% |
| 2023 | -1.27 billion | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.18 billion | -1.38 billion | -1.04 billion | 9 |
| 2020s | -1.21 billion | -1.47 billion | -938.37 million | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Curacao
- Official exchange rate 1.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 470 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -8.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 133.65 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 3.3% (2024)
- GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserve assets 1.32 billion US dollar (2021)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 7.43 billion US dollar (2021)
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Curacao?
- Goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Curacao was -1.27 billion in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was -938.37 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.47 billion in 2022.
- How does Curacao rank for goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Curacao ranks 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.