Caribbean NL; purchasing power development persons in private households

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Characteristics households and persons Periods Median development purchasing power (%)
Total persons 2012 3.6
2013 1.9
2014 2.0
2015 4.6
2016 2.9
2017 2.1
2018 0.2
2019 4.2
2020 5.2
2021 1.6
2022* -3.9
Type: Single person household 2012 2.9
2013 1.2
2014 0.6
2015 2.5
2016 1.1
2017 1.7
2018 -1.7
2019 1.7
2020 5.5
2021 0.4
2022* -2.3
Type: Multi person household 2012 3.7
2013 2.1
2014 2.1
2015 5.0
2016 3.2
2017 2.1
2018 0.4
2019 4.7
2020 5.2
2021 1.9
2022* -4.2
Type: One-parent family 2012 5.8
2013 3.9
2014 4.0
2015 6.9
2016 6.0
2017 3.3
2018 2.6
2019 8.8
2020 8.6
2021 3.5
2022* -1.8
Type: One-parent, all children < 18 yrs 2012 9.9
2013 3.8
2014 5.5
2015 8.2
2016 8.6
2017 4.1
2018 3.4
2019 10.2
2020 10.8
2021 4.8
2022* -3.0
Type: One-parent, at least 1 child >= 18 2012 2.9
2013 4.2
2014 3.4
2015 4.9
2016 2.9
2017 2.2
2018 2.0
2019 6.6
2020 5.6
2021 1.8
2022* -0.5
Type: Couple, total 2012 3.5
2013 2.2
2014 2.3
2015 4.6
2016 2.7
2017 2.3
2018 0.1
2019 4.3
2020 4.7
2021 2.3
2022* -4.7
Type: Couple, no children 2012 1.7
2013 0.7
2014 0.4
2015 2.5
2016 0.5
2017 0.3
2018 -2.0
2019 1.3
2020 4.3
2021 0.9
2022* -5.6
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2012 5.1
2013 3.1
2014 3.7
2015 6.0
2016 4.0
2017 3.5
2018 1.2
2019 6.0
2020 4.9
2021 3.2
2022* -4.1
Type: Couple, all children < 18 yrs 2012 4.5
2013 3.6
2014 4.0
2015 6.1
2016 4.1
2017 3.4
2018 0.9
2019 6.6
2020 5.1
2021 3.2
2022* -4.7
Type: Couple, at least 1 child >= 18 yrs 2012 6.3
2013 1.9
2014 3.5
2015 6.0
2016 3.7
2017 3.8
2018 1.4
2019 5.2
2020 4.8
2021 3.2
2022* -3.1
Type: Multi person household, n.e.c. 2012 3.5
2013 1.4
2014 1.2
2015 5.0
2016 2.9
2017 0.8
2018 -0.1
2019 3.6
2020 4.5
2021 0.3
2022* -4.6
Type: Single person with other people 2012 3.0
2013 2.1
2014 0.6
2015 5.8
2016 2.1
2017 0.2
2018 -0.9
2019 1.8
2020 4.6
2021 0.1
2022* -5.8
Type: One-parent family and other people 2012 4.7
2013 4.1
2014 3.7
2015 5.5
2016 9.5
2017 6.6
2018 1.6
2019 7.5
2020 4.4
2021 1.6
2022* -2.1
Type: Couple, no child with other people 2012 1.7
2013 0.8
2014 -0.2
2015 1.5
2016 2.2
2017 -0.6
2018 -1.2
2019 1.4
2020 3.5
2021 -1.3
2022* -4.9
Type: Couple with children/other people 2012 4.3
2013 0.0
2014 1.5
2015 5.7
2016 1.8
2017 -0.2
2018 1.0
2019 4.2
2020 5.2
2021 0.3
2022* -4.6
Main earner: to 40 years 2012 4.7
2013 3.5
2014 4.0
2015 7.0
2016 4.3
2017 3.3
2018 1.6
2019 6.6
2020 6.0
2021 3.4
2022* -3.3
Main earner: 40 to 60 years 2012 3.8
2013 1.9
2014 2.5
2015 5.0
2016 3.2
2017 2.9
2018 1.0
2019 5.3
2020 4.4
2021 2.6
2022* -4.4
Main earner: 60 years or older 2012 2.9
2013 0.5
2014 0.3
2015 2.5
2016 0.8
2017 0.1
2018 -2.5
2019 0.8
2020 5.8
2021 -0.9
2022* -3.5
Source: Income as employee/self-employed 2012 3.9
2013 2.3
2014 2.5
2015 5.3
2016 3.2
2017 2.4
2018 0.5
2019 4.9
2020 4.8
2021 2.3
2022* -4.6
Source: Transfer income 2012 2.9
2013 0.7
2014 0.3
2015 2.5
2016 0.1
2017 0.1
2018 -2.8
2019 -1.3
2020 18.3
2021 -0.9
2022* 1.8
Sex: Male 2012 3.5
2013 1.8
2014 1.8
2015 4.5
2016 2.7
2017 2.0
2018 0.0
2019 3.8
2020 4.9
2021 1.4
2022* -4.1
Sex: Female 2012 3.8
2013 2.1
2014 2.1
2015 4.6
2016 3.2
2017 2.1
2018 0.4
2019 4.6
2020 5.5
2021 1.8
2022* -3.7
Pos. in hh.: Main earner 2012 3.8
2013 2.0
2014 1.9
2015 4.2
2016 2.8
2017 2.3
2018 -0.1
2019 3.7
2020 5.6
2021 1.5
2022* -3.2
Pos. in hh.: Main earner without partner 2012 3.9
2013 2.0
2014 1.8
2015 3.6
2016 2.9
2017 2.3
2018 -0.3
2019 3.3
2020 6.1
2021 1.2
2022* -2.2
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single person 2012 3.1
2013 1.8
2014 1.3
2015 2.8
2016 1.7
2017 1.9
2018 -1.2
2019 2.0
2020 5.7
2021 0.6
2022* -2.4
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single parent 2012 5.8
2013 3.7
2014 4.0
2015 6.7
2016 6.6
2017 3.9
2018 2.4
2019 8.0
2020 7.8
2021 3.4
2022* -1.3
Pos. in hh.: Main earner with partner 2012 3.6
2013 1.9
2014 2.1
2015 4.7
2016 2.6
2017 2.3
2018 0.2
2019 4.0
2020 5.0
2021 2.0
2022* -4.5
Pos. in hh.: Partner of main earner 2012 2.9
2013 1.4
2014 1.4
2015 3.5
2016 1.8
2017 1.3
2018 -0.5
2019 3.3
2020 4.4
2021 1.5
2022* -5.1
Pos. in hh.: Child underage 2012 4.9
2013 3.4
2014 4.0
2015 6.8
2016 5.3
2017 3.7
2018 1.6
2019 7.4
2020 6.3
2021 3.9
2022* -3.5
Pos. in hh.: Child of age 2012 4.8
2013 2.6
2014 3.2
2015 5.7
2016 3.2
2017 2.4
2018 1.4
2019 5.3
2020 5.0
2021 1.6
2022* -2.7
Pos. in hh.: Other member 2012 2.1
2013 0.5
2014 -0.4
2015 4.3
2016 1.5
2017 -0.5
2018 -1.1
2019 1.9
2020 3.2
2021 -1.0
2022* -5.8
Equivalised income: 1st 25%-group 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 4.8
2017 0.3
2018 -1.1
2019 1.7
2020 8.3
2021 -0.9
2022* -1.3
Equivalised income: 2nd 25%-group 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 2.8
2017 2.3
2018 0.0
2019 4.3
2020 5.0
2021 1.3
2022* -4.2
Equivalised income: 3rd 25%-group 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 2.6
2017 2.4
2018 0.5
2019 4.5
2020 4.9
2021 2.3
2022* -3.7
Equivalised income: 4th 25%-group 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 2.5
2017 2.4
2018 0.4
2019 5.0
2020 4.7
2021 3.1
2022* -5.2
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains the dynamic purchasing power of people in the Caribbean Netherlands; the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Persons are differentiated according to sex, position in the household and household characteristics age main earner, main income source and income level. The income level quartile groups are determined per island, since the income differences between the islands make a classification for the Caribbean Netherlands as a total difficult to interpret.

Population:
The population consists of the people in private households with income observed. The reference date is December 31 of the year under review.

Data is available starting from:
2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2012 to 2021 are final.
The figures for 2022 are provisional.

Changes June 28, 2024:
The figures for 2016 to 2020 have changed. For 2016 and later (more) complete registration declaration data are available. The correction leads to higher incomes, in particular for the working- and the wealthy population.
The final figures for 2021 and the provisional figures for 2022 are added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures are expected in September 2025.

Description topics

Median development purchasing power
Purchasing power is defined as the equivalised household income adjusted for price developments, which are based on the consumer price index (CPI). Purchasing power is used to determine income changes (in real terms), but may also be used to determine (developments in) differences in prosperity between individuals or households.

The development is measured by the median change in purchasing power. The median is defined as the value separating the higher half from the lower half. In simple terms, it may be thought of as the 'middle' value of a data set.