Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Curacao
Curacao: Personal remittances and foreign aid received was 141.92 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Curacao, 2011–2021
Source: World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 141.92 million current US$ for personal remittances and foreign aid received in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received in Curacao peaked at 176.34 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 132.29 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Curacao 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Curacao, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 150.13 million current US$ | — |
| 2012 | 135.97 million current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 133.06 million current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 143.30 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 142.37 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 148.42 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 160.16 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 155.34 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 176.34 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 132.29 million current US$ | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 141.92 million current US$ | +7.3% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 141.92 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 688.87 million current US$, 21% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 141.92 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 416.24 million current US$, 34% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 149.45 million current US$ | 133.06 million current US$ | 176.34 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 137.10 million current US$ | 132.29 million current US$ | 141.92 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 146 Faroe Islands 158.41 million current US$
- 147 East Timor 150.04 million current US$ compare
- 148 Suriname 147.62 million current US$ compare
- 150 Belize 135.36 million current US$ compare
- 151 South Sudan 135.00 million current US$ compare
- 152 Eswatini 132.17 million current US$ compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0029 sq. km per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received in Curacao?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Curacao was 141.92 million current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 176.34 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 132.29 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
- Curacao ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.