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Consumer prices on Bonaire continue to rise
Consumer prices on Bonaire were 2.2 percent up year-on-year in Q4 2019.
Economic contraction on Bonaire and Saba in 2017
In 2017, the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) declined on Bonaire and Saba, by 1.3 and 1.4 percent respectively. On St Eustatius, GDP rose by 6.6 percent.
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.
More purchasing power for low-income groups on Statia
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.
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...
Consumer prices on Bonaire 1.1 percent up
In Q2 2019, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.1 percent more expensive than one year previously.
Caribbean Netherlands workforce: 57% are Antillean
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.
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.
Consumer price increase on Bonaire slows down
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.
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)
Caribbean Netherlands: income inequality lowest on Saba
Of the three Caribbean islands, Saba had the lowest income inequality in 2016.
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.
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...
Consumer prices on Bonaire increase less rapidly
In Q2 2018, consumer prices in the Caribbean Netherlands increased less rapidly than in the previous quarter.
More purchasing power for families with young children
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.
Residents of Bonaire: who lives where?
On 1 January 2017, the population of Bonaire was made up of 19.2 thousand residents. More than 7 thousand were native Bonairians.
Sharp increase in consumer prices on Bonaire
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.
Bonaire residents feeling safer
Residents of Bonaire felt safer in 2017 than in 2013.
3/4 of young Bonairians not in education are in work
Young workers on Bonaire often have full-time jobs, similar to the over-25s.
Substantial price increase on Saba
In Q4 2017, consumer prices on Saba were 2.5 percent up over one year previously.
Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2017
This handy edition of Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2017 presents the latest social and economic key figures
Public sector largest employer Caribbean Netherlands
The public sector is the largest employer in the Caribbean Netherlands