Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
33 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
61,000 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
government-run TeleCuracao operates a TV station and a radio station; 2 other privately owned TV stations and several privately owned radio stations (2019)
Communications: Internet country code
.cw
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
68.13% (2017 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
27 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
51,000 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
94 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
173,926 (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
aloe, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
-$764.1 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
-$505.8 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
-$519.3 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$585.2 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
-$679.7 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
-$812.7 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
-$540.7 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
-$688.8 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$508.758 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$822.667 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$654.688 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
1.7900 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
1.7900 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
1.7900 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
1.7900 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
1.7900 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
1.7900 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
1.7900 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
1.7900 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
1.7900 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
1.7900 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
1.7900 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
1.7900 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
1.7900 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
diamonds, refined petroleum, crude petroleum, gold, petroleum coke (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$2.139 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$2.323 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$2.095 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$1.905 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$1.809 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$1.927 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$1.363 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$2.046 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$2.107 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
63.2% (2018 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
14.5% (2018 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
73.2% (2018 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-92% (2018 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
34% (2018 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
7.1% (2018 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
0.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
11.7% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
73.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$32,693 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$3.281 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$5.099 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, cars, garments, plastic products, packaged medicine (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$2.609 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$2.442 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$2.301 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$2.432 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$2.803 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$1.91 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$2.891 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$2.764 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
-0.48% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
-0.05% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
1.59% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
2.58% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
2.62% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$3.796 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$3.797 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$3.776 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$3.896 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$3.999 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$3.377 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$3.834 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$4.138 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$4.312 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$5.099 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
0.46% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
-1.07% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
-1.28% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
-2.10% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
-3.21% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-18.44% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
4.18% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
6.91% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
4.20% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
5.03% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$24,348 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$24,038 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$23,650 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$24,322 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$25,397 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$21,722 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$24,906 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$28,641 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$30,652 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$133.1 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$143.3 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$142.4 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$132.3 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
5.2% of GDP (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
5.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
5.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Environment: Climate
tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 60 cm/year
Environment: Environmental issues
waste management, including pollution of marine areas from domestic sewage, inadequate sewage treatment facilities, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff, mismanagement of toxic substances, and ineffective regulations; damage from neglect and a lack of controls at major refinery
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
0% (2022 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 10% (2018)
Environment: Land use: forest
0.2% (2022 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
99.8% (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
91.43% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
24,700 tons (2024 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
more than twice the size of Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
444 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
364 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Mt. Christoffel 372 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Caribbean Sea 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
12 10 N, 69 00 W
Geography: Geography - note
Curaçao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group in the Lesser Antilles
Geography: Irrigated land
NA
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
0% (2022 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 10% (2018)
Geography: Land use: forest
0.2% (2022 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
99.8% (2022 est.)
Geography: Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
Geography: Population distribution
largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest
Geography: Terrain
generally low, hilly terrain
Government: Capital: etymology
the name means "William's Town" in Dutch; named after Prince WILLEM of Orange (1533-84), the first stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
12 06 N, 68 55 W
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship
see the Netherlands
Government: Constitution: history
previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 5 September 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Curacao
Government: Country name: etymology
the origin of the name is disputed; many historians now agree that the name derives from a similar-sounding word the original inhabitants used to describe themselves
Government: Country name: former
Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies
Government: Country name: local long form
Land Curacao (Dutch)/ Pais Korsou (Papiamento)
Government: Country name: local short form
Curacao (Dutch)/ Korsou (Papiamento)
Government: Dependency status
one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch government responsible for defense and foreign affairs
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Consul General Ramón “Chico” NEGRÓN (since 9 June 2025); note - also accredited to Aruba and Sint Maarten
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
ACSCuracao@state.gov https://cw.usconsulate.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
P.O. Box 158, J.B. Gorsiraweg 1
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[599] (9) 461-6489
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
3160 Curacao Place, Washington DC 20521-3160
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[599] (9) 461-3066
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US
none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet sworn-in by the governor
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (since 4 November 2013)
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the legislature usually elects the leader of the majority party as prime minister
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
2029
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Gilmar PISAS (since 14 June 2021)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
21 March 2025
Government: Flag
description: on a blue field, a horizontal yellow band divides the flag below the center; two five-pointed white stars -- the smaller above and to the left of the larger -- appear in the upper left meaning: the blue stands for the sky and sea, and yellow for the sun; the stars symbolize Curacao and its uninhabited sister island of Klein Curacao (Little Curacao); the star points represent the five continents from which Curacao's inhabitants originate
Government: International organization participation
ACS (associate), Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, ITU, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court in The Hague, Netherlands
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
first instance courts, appeals court; specialized courts
Government: Legal system
based on Dutch civil law
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
2025
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Parliament of Curacao
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
3/19/2021
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
21 (directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
MFK (9); PAR (4); PNP (4); MAN (2); KEM (1); TPK (1)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
28.6%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
4 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adapted 1978; the lyrics, originally written in 1899, were rewritten in 1978 to remove colonial references
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Guillermo ROSARIO, Mae HENRIQUEZ, Enrique MULLER, Betty DORAN/Frater Candidus NOWENS, Errol "El Toro" COLINA
Government: National color(s)
blue, yellow, white
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Historic Willemstad
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
1 (cultural); note - excerpted from the Netherlands entry
Government: National holiday
King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967)
Government: National symbol(s)
laraha (citrus tree)
Government: Political parties
Korsou di Nos Tur or KdnT Korsou Esun Miho or KEM Movementu Futuro Korsou or MFK Movementu Progresivo or MP Movishon Antia Nobo or MAN Partido Antia Restruktura or PAR Partido Inovashon Nashonal or PIN Partido Nashonal di Pueblo or PNP Pueblo Soberano or PS Trabou pa Kòrsou or TPK Un Korsou Hustu
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
The original Arawak Indian settlers who arrived on Curaçao from South America in about A.D. 1000 were largely enslaved by the Spanish early in the 16th century and forcibly relocated to other colonies where labor was needed. The Dutch seized Curaçao from the Spanish in 1634. Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, Curaçao was hard hit economically when the Dutch abolished slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of the Isla Refineria to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oilfields. In 1954, Curaçao and several other Dutch Caribbean colonies were reorganized as the Netherlands Antilles, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In referenda in 2005 and 2009, the citizens of Curaçao voted to become a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The change in status became effective in 2010 with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.
Military and Security: Military - note
defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy; local security forces are supported by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Gendarmerie), the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland, KPCN), and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG or Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB)); there are two Dutch naval bases on Curaçao, and the Dutch Army maintains a small unit on a rotational basis (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Curaçao Militia (CURMIL); Curaçao Volunteer Corps; Curacao Police Force (Korps Politie Curacao) (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
19.2% (male 15,069/female 14,337)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
62.3% (male 47,258/female 48,217)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
18.5% (2024 est.) (male 11,428/female 16,980)
People and Society: Birth rate
12.71 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
8.91 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
29.8 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
3.4 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
60.6 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
30.8 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure
7.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
5.44% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Curacaoan 75.4%, Dutch 6%, Dominican 3.6%, Colombian 3%, Bonairean, Sint Eustatian, Saban 1.5%, Haitian 1.2%, Surinamese 1.2%, Venezuelan 1.1%, Aruban 1.1%, other 5%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.95 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
8.3 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
81.0 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
72.7 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
144,000 WILLEMSTAD (capital) (2018)
People and Society: Median age: female
40.2 years
People and Society: Median age: male
35.5 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Curacaoan; Dutch
People and Society: Net migration rate
-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population
155,967 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.25% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
79,534
People and Society: Population: male
73,755
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.98 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.67 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.40 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
91.43% (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
1 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
PJ
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 51
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
57 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Bullenbaai, Caracasbaai, Sint Michelsbaai, Willemstad
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
2
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
3
Transportation: Ports: small
1
Transportation: Ports: total ports
4 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
1
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