Remittances in Curacao
Curacao: Remittances was 5.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.38
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
58th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.83
in 2019
All-time low
4.39
in 2013
Years of data
13
2011–2023
Remittances in Curacao, 2011–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remittances in Curacao is 5.38, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittances in Curacao peaked at 5.83 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.39, in 2013.
Curacao ranks 58th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Remittances in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.12 | — |
| 2012 | 4.51 | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 4.39 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.68 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.65 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.91 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 5.28 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.83 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 5.22 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 5.18 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.16 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.38 | +4.4% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 5.38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 7.7× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 5.38 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.87, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.94 | 4.39 | 5.83 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.23 | 5.16 | 5.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittances in Curacao?
- Remittances in Curacao was 5.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittances recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 in 2019.
- What is the lowest remittances recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for remittances?
- Curacao ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remittances rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remittances. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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