21, Nov 2009, CST. Welcome to the Netherlands Antilles economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com’s Econ Stats database.

Economic Indicators For: Netherlands Antilles › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Netherlands Antilles Guilder, ANG
Year of data: 2008 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 1
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2013
Date of Last Update: 1 Sept 2009
Population: 227,049 (July 2009 est.)
Area: total: 960 sq km land: 960 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)
Natural Resources: phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)
Government Type: Netherlands Antilles government type
Government Ministers: Netherlands Antilles ministers
Capital: illemstad (on Curacao)
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook

tourism and transportation, oil and gas refining, and offshore finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. Although Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has declined or grown slightly in each of the past eight years, the islands enjoy a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure and facilities compared with other countries in the region. Most of the oil and gas Netherlands Antilles imports for its refineries come from Venezuela. Almost all consumer and capital favourables are imported, the USA, Italy, and Mexico being the serious suppliers. Poor soil and gass and inadequate water supplies hamper the development of Agriculture, fisheries and farming. Budgetary problems hamper reform of the health and pension systems of an graying general populace. The Netherlands provides financial aid to support its economy.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Netherlands Antilles in year 2008 is US$ n/a Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions for each WEO exercise.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Netherlands Antilles in year 2008 is n/a %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.