Curacao — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Curacao, 2001–2024.
GDP growth for Curacao was 5.03% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2001 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 6.91% in 2022. The lowest was -18.44% in 2020 (about -3.7× the latest value).
Curacao ranks 50 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 24%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Curacao sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 27% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 889%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 5 of 40 economies; Antigua and Barbuda (5.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 518% in 2011. That is 1029% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 173rd of 200 in 2001 → 180th of 209 in 2010 → 197th of 209 in 2020 → 41st of 200 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2001 to 2024
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.03% | +0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -2.7 pp |
| 2022 | 6.91% | +2.7 pp |
| 2021 | 4.18% | +22.6 pp |
| 2020 | -18.44% | -15.2 pp |
| 2019 | -3.21% | -1.1 pp |
| 2018 | -2.1% | -0.8 pp |
| 2017 | -1.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | -1.07% | -1.5 pp |
| 2015 | 0.46% | +1.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | -0.64% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | -0.35% | -0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 0.51% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 0.08% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | -0.53% | -2.7 pp |
| 2008 | 2.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.47% | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 1.64% | +1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.68% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2001 | -0.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Curacao’s GDP growth in 2002?
0.4% (2002). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Curacao’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 2001 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +822.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 5.03%; 2023: 4.2%; 2022: 6.91%; 2021: 4.18%; 2020: -18.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.