Caribbean NL; income inequality for private households

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Caribbean Netherlands Periods Households (number) Measures for income inequality Gini coefficient (coefficient) Measures for income inequality Ratio 80/20 (ratio)
Bonaire 2011 5,800 0.39 8.42
2012 6,150 0.39 8.84
2013 6,550 0.39 8.96
2014 6,850 0.40 9.38
2015 7,000 0.40 9.35
2016 7,350 0.40 8.86
2017 7,750 0.40 9.24
2018 8,100 0.40 9.18
2019 8,500 0.39 8.88
2020 8,900 0.38 7.88
2021 9,200 0.39 8.80
2022** 9,850 0.40 8.78
2023* 9,950 0.39 7.94
2024* 10,300 0.38 7.42
St. Eustatius 2011 950 0.42 10.73
2012 1,000 0.41 10.45
2013 1,100 0.41 11.09
2014 1,100 0.41 10.87
2015 1,150 0.43 11.99
2016 1,200 0.43 12.01
2017 1,300 0.41 10.57
2018 1,300 0.43 11.34
2019 1,350 0.42 11.58
2020 1,300 0.40 9.35
2021 1,350 0.40 9.34
2022** 1,400 0.39 8.93
2023* 1,400 0.39 8.24
2024* 1,350 0.37 7.66
Saba 2011 550 0.41 9.55
2012 600 0.38 7.66
2013 600 0.38 8.09
2014 650 0.36 7.54
2015 700 0.38 8.13
2016 700 0.36 7.29
2017 750 0.37 7.55
2018 750 0.37 7.66
2019 750 0.38 8.21
2020 750 0.36 6.83
2021 750 0.35 6.33
2022** 800 0.35 7.12
2023* 800 0.34 6.60
2024* 850 0.32 5.69
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides the income inequality between private households in the Caribbean Netherlands; the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Inequality is summarized by means of the Gini coefficient and 80/20 Ratio.

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:
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 incomes.

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 private households on the 31st of december of the reference year.
Measures for income inequality
To map changes in income within a population, several income inequality measures exist. Their goal is to present the inequality with one single value. Each measure has its own interpretation with its positive and negative aspects. To obtain the most complete description of the income inequality it is important to present several measures next to each other.
Gini coefficient
The gini coefficient is a measure for income inequality, varying between 0 (everyone has the same income) and 1 (one household has all the income, the others have none).
Ratio 80/20
The ratio 80/20 is a measure for income inequality. Presenting the ratio between the total income of the highest and lowest income quintile.