Caribbean Netherlands

Bar at the waterfront in the Caribbean

Overview page of publications about the Caribean Netherlands

Inflation unchanged on Bonaire and Saba, higher on St Eustatius

Garage on Bonaire

Bonaire and Saba's economies grew in 2022, St Eustatius' economy shrank

Inflation lower on Bonaire, higher on St. Eustatius and Saba

Daily life on Bonaire

Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands declined in 2022

Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by nearly a thousand in 2023

Inflation lower on Bonaire, higher on St. Eustatius and Saba

Caribbean Netherlands: more air passengers in 2023

Inflation up on Bonaire, down on St Eustatius and Saba

Most people in the Caribbean Netherlands belong to a religious group

One in five people on Bonaire have difficulty making ends meet

Satisfaction high in Caribbean NL in spite of low material well-being

Inflation down on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba

Bonaire’s economy grew by almost 12 percent in 2021

Inflation down on St Eustatius and Saba

6 in 10 parents in the Caribbean Netherlands use formal childcare

Daily life on St Eustatius

Caribbean Netherlands: purchasing power gains subsided in 2021

Number of employed in the Caribbean Netherlands continued to rise in 2022

Man stuccoes wall of house, with the sea and a palm tree in the background.

Inflation down on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba

Saba

Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by nearly 1.7 thousand in 2022

Daily life on St Eustatius. Street with house, people and car.

More tourist arrivals by air in the Caribbean Netherlands than in 2021

Plane at Bonaire airport

Caribbean Netherlands: 4 percent more air passengers in 2022 than in 2019

Aviation on Saba

Inflation down on Bonaire, stable on St Eustatius and Saba

A scene from everyday life on Saba.

Caribbean Netherlands: job growth over 50 percent in 10 years

Forecast Caribbean Netherlands: 15% more inhabitants by 2030

Children on Bonaire get swimming lessons in open water

First study of well-being Caribbean Netherlands shows mixed picture

Port of Bonaire including cruise ship, motorcycles and cars.

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

Saba Tourist Bureau

Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands further up

Supermarket checkout

Bonaire’s economy shrank by over 8 percent in 2020

Two construction workers pave a road on Bonaire

Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands rising further

Grocery on Saba

Caribbean Netherlands: purchasing power gains in 2020

A vegetable stall in the Caribbean Netherlands.

Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by over 900

View from the mountains of village on Saba, Caribbean Netherlands

Rising inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands

Tourists explore the colourful streets of Kralendijk, capital of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.

Caribbean Netherlands tourism recovered partially in 2021

Shopping street on Bonaire

Caribbean Netherlands: nearly 60 percent more air passengers in 2021

Aircraft on Bonaire.

Bonaire’s international goods trade up by a fifth in 2021

Lorry is being loaded on Bonaire

Rising inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands

A store in the Caribbean Netherlands

Caribbean Netherlands’ unused labour potential at 3.4 thousand people

Two construction workers paving a road on Bonaire

More visitors to Bonaire in third quarter

Tourists walk down a colourful street in Kralendijk, capital of the Caribbean Dutch island of Bonaire.

GDP up on Bonaire in 2019, down on St Eustatius and Saba

Construction workers in the Caribbean Netherlands

Nearly 2 percent fewer employee jobs in the Caribbean Netherlands in 2020

Men loading and unloading goods

Inflation rate up again in the Caribbean Netherlands

Filling station on Saba

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

More purchasing power for families with young children