Relationship dossier
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
Relationship assessment
Curaçao and Sint Maarten cooperate through shared monetary institutions within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Curaçao toward Sint Maarten
+35Curaçao participates with Sint Maarten in the shared Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten and their associated monetary arrangements.
Sint Maarten toward Curaçao
+35Sint Maarten participates with Curaçao in the shared Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten and their associated monetary arrangements.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable institutional basis in shared monetary arrangements and a joint central bank. Both territories are autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the extent of broader bilateral cooperation is less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Curaçao and Sint Maarten are autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and maintain a close institutional link through their shared central bank and monetary arrangements. This provides a concrete basis for bilateral government cooperation, although the breadth of cooperation beyond these shared structures is unclear.
Key developments
The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten began operating as a shared institution when the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of government cooperation beyond shared monetary institutions is unclear.
- The practical effects of changes to the shared monetary arrangements are uncertain.