Curacao — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Curacao, 2001–2019.
Inflation for Curacao was 2.62% in 2019, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 19 years, from 2001 to 2019. The highest recorded value was 6.88% in 2008. The lowest was -0.48% in 2015 (about -5.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.13% per year.
Curacao ranks 105 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 56%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Curacao sits above it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 62% since. Over the last decade (2009–2019) the figure moved up 50%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 16 of 33 economies; Dominica (2.53%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3459% in 2017. That is 51% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2001 level: doubled by 2005. Doubling roughly every 33 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 132nd of 168 in 2001 → 108th of 186 in 2010 → 78th of 183 in 2019.
Key figures
Full history — 2001 to 2019
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.58% | +1.0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.59% | +1.6 pp |
| 2016 | -0.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | -0.48% | -2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 1.33% | -1.9 pp |
| 2012 | 3.18% | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 2.33% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.78% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.75% | -5.1 pp |
| 2008 | 6.88% | +3.9 pp |
| 2007 | 3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.11% | -1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 4.12% | +2.7 pp |
| 2004 | 1.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 1.63% | +1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 0.39% | -1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 1.79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Curacao’s Inflation in 2002?
0.39% (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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2001 and 2019 the series was growing overall: +46.3% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 2019: 2.62%; 2018: 2.58%; 2017: 1.59%; 2016: -0.05%; 2015: -0.48%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.