Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Curacao

Curacao: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 154.81 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
154.81 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
146th
of 201 countries
All-time high
203.23 million BoP, current US$
in 2019
All-time low
-1.51 million BoP, current US$
in 2013
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Curacao, 2011–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M2011201720242011: 70.5M BoP, current US$2012: 69.7M BoP, current US$2013: -1.5M BoP, current US$2014: 69.3M BoP, current US$2015: 146.4M BoP, current US$2016: 133.1M BoP, current US$2017: 172.7M BoP, current US$2018: 126.9M BoP, current US$2019: 203.2M BoP, current US$2020: 155.7M BoP, current US$2021: 170.9M BoP, current US$2022: 175.6M BoP, current US$2023: 136.6M BoP, current US$2024: 154.8M BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D. Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Curacao recorded 154.81 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 123.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Curacao peaked at 203.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.51 million BoP, current US$, in 2013.

Curacao ranks 146th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 110.04 million BoP, current US$ -1.51 million BoP, current US$ 203.23 million BoP, current US$ 9
2020s 158.74 million BoP, current US$ 136.60 million BoP, current US$ 175.62 million BoP, current US$ 5

Countries ranked near Curacao

  1. 143 Saint Lucia 193.98 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 144 Equatorial Guinea 188.01 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 145 Grenada 170.66 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 147 Cape Verde 153.85 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 148 Sierra Leone 121.78 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 149 Bermuda 117.84 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Curacao?
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Curacao was 154.81 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D.
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Curacao?
The highest recorded value was 203.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2019.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Curacao?
The lowest recorded value was -1.51 million BoP, current US$ in 2013.
How does Curacao rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
Curacao ranks 146th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Curacao?
Over the last ten years it is up 123.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Curacao data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 12,232 data points, 1970–2025
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Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.