Bar at the waterfront in the Caribbean

Caribbean Netherlands

Overview page of publications about the Caribean Netherlands

Saba

Inflation down on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
Daily life on St Eustatius. Street with house, people and car.

Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by nearly 1.7 thousand in 2022
Plane at Bonaire airport

More tourist arrivals by air in the Caribbean Netherlands than in 2021
Aviation on Saba

Caribbean Netherlands: 4 percent more air passengers in 2022 than in 2019
A scene from everyday life on Saba.

Inflation down on Bonaire, stable on St Eustatius and Saba

Caribbean Netherlands: job growth over 50 percent in 10 years
Children on Bonaire get swimming lessons in open water

Forecast Caribbean Netherlands: 15% more inhabitants by 2030
Port of Bonaire including cruise ship, motorcycles and cars.

First study of well-being Caribbean Netherlands shows mixed picture
Saba Tourist Bureau

More tourism on St Eustatius and Saba in first half of 2022
Supermarket checkout

Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands further up
Two construction workers pave a road on Bonaire

Bonaire’s economy shrank by over 8 percent in 2020
Grocery on Saba

Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands rising further
A vegetable stall in the Caribbean Netherlands.

Caribbean Netherlands: purchasing power gains in 2020
View from the mountains of village on Saba, Caribbean Netherlands

Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by over 900
Tourists explore the colourful streets of Kralendijk, capital of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.

Rising inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
Shopping street on Bonaire

Caribbean Netherlands tourism recovered partially in 2021
Aircraft on Bonaire.

Caribbean Netherlands: nearly 60 percent more air passengers in 2021
Lorry is being loaded on Bonaire

Bonaire’s international goods trade up by a fifth in 2021
A store in the Caribbean Netherlands

Rising inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
Two construction workers paving a road on Bonaire

Caribbean Netherlands’ unused labour potential at 3.4 thousand people
Tourists walk down a colourful street in Kralendijk, capital of the Caribbean Dutch island of Bonaire.

More visitors to Bonaire in third quarter
Construction workers in the Caribbean Netherlands

GDP up on Bonaire in 2019, down on St Eustatius and Saba
Men loading and unloading goods

Nearly 2 percent fewer employee jobs in the Caribbean Netherlands in 2020
Filling station on Saba

Inflation rate up again in the Caribbean Netherlands

Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands rising

Caribbean Netherlands: growth in employed labour force stagnates in 2020

More buying power for Caribbean Dutch residents in 2019

Boys happier than girls on Bonaire and Saba

Caribbean Netherlands: more births in 2020

Inflation rate on Bonaire -3.2 percent in Q1 2021

Caribbean Netherlands: half of companies use emergency package

Tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic

Over 60 percent fewer air passengers in the Caribbean Netherlands

Drop in import value lowers Caribbean Netherlands’ trade deficits

Consumer prices on Bonaire down by 5.2 percent

Accommodation and food services largest employer on Bonaire

Consumer prices Caribbean Netherlands continue to fall in Q3

Economic growth on Bonaire in 2018

Caribbean Netherlands: relatively many temporary workers on Saba

Consumer prices Caribbean Netherlands down in Q2 2020

Caribbean Dutch population up by over 800 in 2019

More spending power for Statia’s low-income groups in 2018

Consumer prices on Bonaire 1.0 percent up in Q1 2020

Tourism on Bonaire and Saba up in 2019

Study migration from the Caribbean to the European Netherlands

More flights and passengers in the Caribbean Netherlands in 2019

Higher trade deficits on Bonaire and Saba in 2019

Consumer prices on Bonaire continue to rise

Economic contraction on Bonaire and Saba in 2017

Houses on Bonaire more expensive

One-third of electricity renewable on Caribbean islands

Prices on Bonaire 1.2 percent up