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Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Sint Maarten: key statistics
Sint Maarten has 43,923 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $42,978. Below: 40 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Philipsburg
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Caribbean guilder XCG
- Languages
- English, Dutch
- ISO codes
- SXSXM
- Land neighbours
- France, Saint Martin (French part)
topic profiles
Sint Maarten, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Sint Maarten by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 43,923 | 2025 | 206/217 | 40/42 | +17% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.31% | 2025 | 79/217 | 6/42 | −0.8 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 100.0% | 2025 | 12/217 | 3/42 | ±0.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.44 | 2024 | 168/217 | 33/42 | −21% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 14.5% | 2025 | 70/217 | 10/42 | +6.8 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.8% | 2025 | 183/217 | 39/42 | −4.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 1,275.0 | 2024 | 10/216 | 1/42 | +18% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.1 | 2024 | 172/217 | 36/42 | −30% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 34 km² | 2024 | 212/216 | 42/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.9bn | 2025 | 191/211 | 35/41 | +33% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $42,978 | 2025 | 38/211 | 3/41 | +14% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $56,491 | 2025 | 43/199 | 3/38 | +27% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $38,950 | 2024 | 34/201 | 2/38 | +31% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.4% | 2025 | 103/210 | 19/41 | +3.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.1% | 2025 | 113/210 | 23/41 | +4.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.1% | 2013 | — | — | — | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 6.0% | 2021 | 196/201 | 38/38 | −6.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 89.3% | 2021 | 6/201 | 1/38 | +11.6 pp | 63.3% |
Prices & public finance
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.2% | 2017 | — | — | −2.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 1.79 | 2025 | 146/210 | 30/39 | ±0.0% | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | -6.9% | 2023 | 146/185 | 27/35 | −7.3 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.9% | 2025 | 108/197 | 26/38 | −0.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.8% | 2023 | 81/178 | 21/35 | −4.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.0m | 2019 | 68/196 | 10/41 | +18% | 2.4bn |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $127m | 1999 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA per person | $4,099 | 1999 | — | — | — | $32.2 |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 135.1% | 2023 | 4/191 | 1/39 | +18.7 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 111.4% | 2014 | — | — | — | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 7.7% | 2023 | 159/172 | 30/31 | −0.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 128.9% | 2014 | — | — | — | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.3 | 2012 | — | — | — | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.9% | 2023 | 104/184 | 19/38 | −0.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.5 yrs | 2024 | 91/217 | 18/42 | +1.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Basic water | 99.3% | 2017 | — | — | +0.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.8% | 2017 | — | — | +0.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile subscriptions | 205.4 | 2022 | 4/210 | 1/40 | +4.5% | 111.5 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 97/215 | 15/42 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% |
Environment
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable energy | 0.0% | 2022 | 212/212 | 41/41 | ±0.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.0% | 2021 | 206/206 | 41/41 | — | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 8.8% | 2024 | 170/214 | 40/42 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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