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In 2018, 57 percent of the workforce in the Caribbean Netherlands (aged 15 to 74 years) were born in the former Dutch Antilles and Aruba.

In 2018, the labour participation rate on the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands was higher than two years previously.

In 2018, the trade deficits of Bonaire and Saba rose while the deficit of St Eustatius declined.

A health survey among residents of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba aged 15 and over shows that three-quarters felt healthy or very healthy in 2017/2018.

In 2018, the Caribbean Netherlands produced 136 million kWh of electricity. Of this amount, 45.1 million kWh came from renewable sources, equivalent to 33 percent of total electricity production.

In Q4 2018, consumer prices on Saba were back at the level of one year previously. This brought an end to the price increases recorded after Hurricane Irma in Q4 2017.

In 2017, inbound tourism on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba declined by 5, 5 and 9 percent respectively.

Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands rose once again in 2017. The median increase was highest for the inhabitants of St Eustatius at 2.6 percent.

The Dutch Caribbean consists of the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba.

In 2016, Bonaire received around 136 thousand tourists arriving by air.

On average, the purchasing power on St Eustatius fell by 0.8 percent in 2014.

Of the three Caribbean islands, Saba had the lowest income inequality in 2016.

The median purchasing power of the population in the Caribbean Netherlands increased once again in 2016. On all three islands, the purchasing power of families with young children increased the most.

Although air traffic increased in the Caribbean Netherlands, the volume of passengers dropped by over 6 percent in 2017.

In 2017, the trade deficits of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba were higher than in 2016.

In Q3 2017, consumer prices on St Eustatius were 2.1 percent higher.

According to the latest forecast by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the population of the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands is expected to grow further from 25 thousand currently to 30...

In 2016, 6.7 percent of Bonaire's labour force were unemployed. On St Eustatius: 7.1 percent; on Saba 3.3 percent.

Among the three islands comprising the Caribbean Netherlands, Saba has relatively many highly educated inhabitants: a share of 33 percent among 25 to 74-year-olds. This is related to the fact that...

Consumer prices on St Eustatius were 2.6 percent up in Q2 2017.

Of the three Caribbean islands), Saba had the lowest income inequality in 2014.

On 1 January 2016 the population of the Caribbean Netherlands totalled 24,548 inhabitants.

Young workers on Bonaire often have full-time jobs, similar to the over-25s.

In Q4 2017, consumer prices on Saba were 2.5 percent up over one year previously.

With 3.0 percent, GDP rose fastest on Bonaire.