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General Information

Region		Caribbean
Population (000, 2021)		43^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		1 277.1^a
Capital city		Philipsburg
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		40.6^d,e
Surface area (km2)		34^b
National currency		Neth. Ant. Guilder (ANG)^c
Exchange rate (per US$)		1.8^f

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	896	1 066	1 009^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	1.1	0.5	5^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	26 237.8	26 682.0	23 803.9^b
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	0.1	0.1	0.1^b
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	13.4	9.8	10^b
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	86.5	90.1	89.9^b
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	...	18	-149^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^g (average annual %)	0.4	3.1	1.4^f
Urban population (% of total population)	100	100	100^b
Urban population growth rate^g (average annual %)	0.4	3.1	...
International migrant stock^h (000/% of total pop.)	26.2 / 76.7	27.3 / 68.3	28.8 / 67.3^f
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	~0.0ⁱ	~0.0	~0.0^f
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	128.9 / 127.5^j	... / ...
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	88.5 / 92.7^j	... / ...
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	76.4 / 84.9^j	... / ...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Threatened species (number)	...	49	64
Forested area^k (% of land area)	...	2.1	2.2^e
Energy supply per capita^k (Gigajoules)	...	295	268^e
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^l (000)	443	505	320^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	5.1	5.1	5.1^f

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		Netherlands Antillean Guilder.
d		Refers to the total population of Sint Maarten.
e		2018
f		2020
g		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
h		Including refugees.
i		Data as at the end of December.
j		2014
k		Estimate.
l		Arrivals by air. Including arrivals to Saint Martin (French part).