Caribbean NL; income of private households

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Caribbean Netherlands Periods Households (number) Disposable income (mean) (1 000 dollar) Disposable income (median) (1 000 dollar)
Bonaire 2011 5,800 29.4 22.4
2012 6,150 30.1 22.6
2013 6,550 30.4 23.1
2014 6,850 31.4 23.7
2015 7,000 32.2 24.3
2016 7,350 33.1 25.3
2017 7,750 33.5 25.2
2018 8,100 33.6 25.5
2019 8,500 34.8 26.4
2020 8,900 34.8 26.3
2021 9,200 35.5 27.0
2022** 9,850 38.5 28.6
2023* 9,950 44.7 33.5
2024* 10,300 51.4 38.0
St. Eustatius 2011 950 32.1 24.5
2012 1,000 34.1 26.4
2013 1,100 34.1 26.3
2014 1,100 35.4 27.2
2015 1,150 36.8 28.5
2016 1,200 34.6 25.5
2017 1,300 36.9 29.8
2018 1,300 37.6 28.2
2019 1,350 38.9 29.6
2020 1,300 39.5 29.2
2021 1,350 37.9 28.1
2022** 1,400 38.8 29.9
2023* 1,400 44.4 34.5
2024* 1,350 49.5 38.6
Saba 2011 550 28.5 22.3
2012 600 30.5 24.7
2013 600 30.1 23.8
2014 650 30.6 25.1
2015 700 31.4 25.4
2016 700 31.8 25.7
2017 750 32.7 26.2
2018 750 34.2 27.8
2019 750 35.5 27.9
2020 750 36.6 29.7
2021 750 37.3 30.7
2022** 800 39.6 32.5
2023* 800 45.9 38.4
2024* 850 51.0 41.9
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table summarizes the income of private households in the Carribean Netherlands; the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Households are differentiated according to composition, age of the main earner, main source of income and income level. The income level quartile groups are determined per island, since the income differences between the islands make a classification for the Caribbean Netherlands as a total difficult to interpret.

Population:
The population consists of the people in private households with income observed. The reference date for the years 2011 – 2022 is December 31 of the year under review. The reference date for the years from 2023 onwards is January 1st of the year under review.

Data is available starting from:
2011.

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2011 to 2021 are final.
The figures for 2022 to 2024 are provisional.

Changes July 15, 2026:
In the previous version of this table, quartile values for the Caribbean Netherlands as a total are mistakenly published for the years 2016 to 2022. This has been corrected in this version.

The reference date for defining the population has from year 2023 onwards, with the start of the poverty statistics and in alignment with the EU-NL income- and poverty statistics, been shifted from December 31 to January 1st of the year under review. This had a slightly increasing effect on the figures.

Work-related benefits are from 2022 onwards classified as such. As a result, a shift is observable within the feature main source of income. The size of the group transfer income recipients has increased, and likewise the income.

The revised provisional figures for 2022 and the provisional figures for 2023 and 2024 are added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures are expected in September 2027.

Description topics

Households
Number of persons with income in private households on December 31 of the year under review.
Disposable income (mean)
Disposable income equals gross income minus
- current transfers paid,
- income insurance premiums,
- health insurance premiums,
- tax on income and wealth.
Disposable income (median)
Disposable income equals gross income minus
- current transfers paid,
- income insurance premiums,
- health insurance premiums,
- tax on income and wealth.