Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2006–2017.
Inflation for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 2.19% in 2017, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 12 years, from 2006 to 2017. The highest recorded value was 5.96% in 2009. The lowest was -0.42% in 2008 (about -5.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 19.80% per year.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 123 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Sint Maarten (Dutch part) sits below it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 63% since. Over the last decade (2007–2017) the figure moved down 51%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 18 of 33 economies; Nicaragua (2.08%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1863% in 2017. That is 11% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2006 level: doubled by 2007; grown tenfold by 2007. Doubling roughly every 3.8 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 174th of 180 in 2006 → 151st of 186 in 2010 → 94th of 185 in 2017.
Key figures
Full history — 2006 to 2017
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.19% | +2.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 0.33% | -1.6 pp |
| 2014 | 1.89% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 2.53% | -1.5 pp |
| 2012 | 4.02% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 4.58% | +3.2 pp |
| 2010 | 1.34% | -4.6 pp |
| 2009 | 5.96% | +6.4 pp |
| 2008 | -0.42% | -4.9 pp |
| 2007 | 4.43% | +4.1 pp |
| 2006 | 0.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sint Maarten (Dutch part)’s Inflation in 2007?
4.43% (2007). 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2006 and 2017 the series was growing overall: +629.2% in total — about 19.8% 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: 2017: 2.19%; 2016: 0.11%; 2015: 0.33%; 2014: 1.89%; 2013: 2.53%. 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.