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In 2018, most children living at home in the Caribbean Netherlands had working parents.

In Q2 2019, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.1 percent more expensive than one year previously.

Prices of petrol and diesel in the Caribbean Netherlands are generally higher than on Aruba, Curaçao and St Maarten.

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 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 Q1 2019, consumer prices on Bonaire were 0.7 percent higher than one year previously. Prices also rose on St Eustatius and Saba, by 0.7 percent and 0.6 percent year-on-year respectively.

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.

Import and export weight Caribbean Netherlands per island (Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius) for maritime and air transport, goods classification SITC

In 2017, average job wages on Bonaire amounted to 2,050 USD gross per month. On Saba and St Eustatius, this was 2,285 and 3,150 USD respectively.

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

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

In 2018, 46 percent of the inhabitants of St Eustatius experienced nuisance in their own neighbourhood, versus as much as 86 percent in 2013.

In Q2 2018, consumer prices in the Caribbean Netherlands increased less rapidly than in the previous quarter.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

In Q1 2018, consumers on Bonaire paid 3.8 percent more for goods and services than one year previously. Prices rose year-on-year by 2.9 percent on Saba and by 2.0 percent on St Eustatius.

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