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Population forecast, Caribbean Netherlands 2022-2050
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has compiled a new population forecast based on recent data for the municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands. This paper outlines the most important findings and...
Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands rising further
In Q2 2022, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 9.4 percent more expensive than one year previously.
Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by over 900
On 1 January 2022, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at 27,726.
Rising inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
In Q1 2022, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 9.9 percent more expensive than one year previously. The inflation rate was still 5.7 percent in Q4 2021.
Bonaire’s international goods trade up by a fifth in 2021
On Bonaire, the value of both imports and exports of goods increased by one fifth relative to 2020 last year.
Rising inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
In Q4 2021, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 5.7 percent more expensive than one year previously.
Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2021
Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2021 provides updated as well as new information, covering some aspects of life in the Caribbean Netherlands.
More visitors to Bonaire in third quarter
In Q3 2021, the number of visitors arriving by air in the Caribbean Netherlands almost tripled compared to the same period a year earlier.
Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands rising
In Q2 2021, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 0.2 percent more expensive than one year previously.
Accommodation and food services largest employer on Bonaire
In 2019, there were nearly 11 thousand employee jobs on Bonaire.
Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2020
Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2020 provides updated as well as new information, covering some aspects of life in the Caribbean Netherlands
Economic growth on Bonaire in 2018
In 2018, Bonaire's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.9 percent in volume.
Consumer prices on Bonaire 1.0 percent up in Q1 2020
In Q1 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.0 percent more expensive than one year previously.
Higher trade deficits on Bonaire and Saba in 2019
In 2019, Bonaire saw the highest increase in trade deficit among the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands.
Consumer prices on Bonaire continue to rise
Consumer prices on Bonaire were 2.2 percent up year-on-year in Q4 2019.
Caribbean Netherlands; gross domestic product (GDP) 2012-2017
Caribbean Netherlands, GDP Bonaire, Saba, St Eustatius
Prices on Bonaire 1.2 percent up
In Q3 2019, consumer prices on Bonaire were 1.2 percent higher than one year previously. Prices also rose on St Eustatius and Saba, by 0.7 percent and 0.3 percent year-on-year respectively.
Caribbean Dutch population larger and older by 2030
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...
More Caribbean Dutch in employment in 2018
In 2018, the labour participation rate on the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands was higher than two years previously.
10% more flights to and from the Caribbean Netherlands
10 percent more aircraft movements to and from the Caribbean Netherlands in 2018, 11 percent more passengers
End of post-Irma consumer price increase
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.
Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2018
New edition of Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2018 presents the latest social and economic key figures on developments in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba)
Price rise on Bonaire and Saba higher than on Statia
In Q3 2018, consumer prices on Bonaire were 3.5 percent higher than one year previously. Prices also rose on St Eustatius and Saba, by 1.1 and by 4.4 percent year-on-year respectively.
Less neighbourhood nuisance on Statia in 2013-2018
In 2018, 46 percent of the inhabitants of St Eustatius experienced nuisance in their own neighbourhood, versus as much as 86 percent in 2013.
GDP up on Bonaire, down on St Eustatius and Saba
In 2016, the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 2.2 percent on Bonaire; on St Eustatius and Saba, it fell by 1.0 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The total GDP volume in the Caribbean...