Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Curaçao

Trade balance in Curaçao in 2018 — -876,648,045 US$. Ranked 109 in the world out of 185. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 134.9%.

2018 -877M US$ −40.61% vs 2017
World rank 109of 185
Period maximum -346M US$2015
Period minimum -970M US$2010

Trend over time

2005–2018 · US$

Trade balance — Curaçao, 2005–2018-1B-800M-600M-400M-200M200520072009201120132015201720182005: -373,240,223 US$2006: -436,815,642 US$2007: -631,396,648 US$2008: -787,877,095 US$2009: -669,497,207 US$2010: -969,608,939 US$2011: -789,720,670 US$2012: -652,122,905 US$2013: -540,223,464 US$2014: -382,290,503 US$2015: -346,424,581 US$2016: -395,083,799 US$2017: -623,463,687 US$2018: -876,648,045 US$
Change over the period: −503M (−134.88%)

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Curaçao

Curaçao -877M US$
World computed 556B US$
High-income countries computed 729B US$
Trade balance — Curaçao, by year Curaçao All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2018 -877M −253M −40.61%
2017 -623M −228M −57.81%
2016 -395M −48.66M −14.05%
2015 -346M +35.87M +9.38%
2014 -382M +158M +29.23%
2013 -540M +112M +17.16%
2012 -652M +138M +17.42%
2011 -790M +180M +18.55%
2010 -970M −300M −44.83%
2009 -669M +118M +15.03%
2008 -788M −156M −24.78%
2007 -631M −195M −44.55%
2006 -437M −63.58M −17.03%
2005 -373M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.