Money sent home by workers abroad
$176.6Mcurrent US$
#146 of 1862023
3% of world average
SERIAL · 531North America
Curaçao
CapitalWillemstad
CurrencyXCG · Caribbean guilder
LanguageEnglish, Dutch, Papiamento
Since1954
ISOCUW · CW
Population
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— THE COUNTRY —
Island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is an island country located in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of Venezuela and 80 km (50 mi) southeast of Aruba. Curaçao includes the main island of Curaçao, and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao.
Text: Wikipedia — CuraçaoCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-30
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Willemstad
- Currency
- Caribbean guilder (XCG)
- Official language
- English, Dutch, Papiamento
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +5999
- Licence plate code
- NA
- Top-level domain
- .cw
- Independence / founding
- 1954
- Anthem
- Himno di Kòrsou
— LAND —
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— PEOPLE —
16 of 16 figures unavailable for Curaçao.
— MONEY —
Exchange rate
2local currency per US$
#147 of 2112025
0% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
0.3%% of GDP
#191 of 1992024
3% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
12.2%% of GDP
#175 of 2022024
50% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
2.9%% of GDP
#174 of 1952024
27% of world average
Services' share of the economy
72.3%% of GDP
#25 of 2022024
125% of world average
33 of 39 figures unavailable for Curaçao.
— TRADE —
Exports
63.2%% of GDP
#36 of 1872018
146% of world average
Imports
92.0%% of GDP
#16 of 1872018
185% of world average
Trade balance
-28.8%% of GDP
#164 of 1872018
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
71.5%% of GDP
#65 of 2052024
111% of world average
Goods exported
$397.0Mcurrent US$
#172 of 2072025
0% of world average
Goods imported
$2.33Bcurrent US$
#157 of 2072025
2% of world average
Services exported
$1.55Bcurrent US$
#121 of 1912023
3% of world average
Services imported
$934.6Mcurrent US$
#154 of 1912023
2% of world average
Goods and services exported
$2.11Bcurrent US$
#153 of 1912023
1% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$2.76Bcurrent US$
#156 of 1912023
2% of world average
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— HEALTH —
Access to clean drinking water
100.0%% of population
#6 of 2142024
110% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
99.2%% of population
#48 of 2132017
123% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
3per 100,000 people
#17 of 2082024
3% of world average
16 of 19 figures unavailable for Curaçao.
— LEARNING —
Education spending
5.4%% of GDP
#37 of 1902024
126% of world average
Education spending
16.4%% of government spending
#44 of 1892024
121% of world average
Primary school enrolment
79.3%% gross
#191 of 2002024
79% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
89.9%% gross
#108 of 1882024
103% of world average
University enrolment
23.1%% gross
not enough data to rank2013
46% of world average
Years of compulsory education
14.0 yrsyears
#11 of 1972025
139% of world average
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— WORK —
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— CONNECTED —
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— NATURE —
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— STATE —
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— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Curaçao.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Himno di KòrsouAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Willemstad · approx. UTC-5
Neighbours
Curaçao has no land borders
Landmarks
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, CuraçaoImage: Wikimedia Commons 
FortkerkImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
No notable people on file for Curaçao yet
History
1954Curaçao — founding / independence (Wikidata)
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population156,2632025
GDP$3.56B2024
GDP per person$22,8332024