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Department of Statistics: where to find official Sint Maarten data
STAT publishes the Dutch side's official data free online. This guide covers its headline figures with their reference years, and how to contact the department.
By SXM Daily ยท
The Department of Statistics (STAT) produces the Dutch side's official figures on prices, the economy, tourism, population, labour and the environment. Most of its data can be downloaded free from stats.sintmaartengov.org, and you can email the department for anything that isn't published.
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What you'll find
STAT's website has sections for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), real growth (GDP), tourism, the census, household budgets, labour, population and vital statistics, climate, yearbooks and open data. It also publishes its Statistical Act, methods and classifications.
Headline figures
These are STAT's latest headline figures. Each has its own reference period:
- Population: 42,449 (estimate, 1 January 2025)
- Real GDP growth: 16.6% (2022)
- CPI: 115.78 (Q1 2026), up 0.43% on the quarter and 0.66% on the year, according to STAT's 15 May 2026 release
- CPI: 115.28 (Q4 2025), from STAT's Q4 2025 release
- Inflation for 2025: 0.92%, from STAT's Q4 2025 release
- Air passengers: 857,011 (2025)
- Unemployment rate: 6.5% (2022 Census). The 2026 Labour Force Survey results are pending.
Always quote the reference year with any figure.
Contact and requests
STAT is in the Government Administration Building, Soualiga Road #1, Pond Island, Philipsburg. The building is open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. STAT doesn't publish separate opening hours, so call before you visit.
- Email: statinfo@sintmaartengov.org
- Phone: +1 721 542-4292 or +1 721 542-2908
We found no formal data-request form or fee schedule.
French side
STAT covers the Dutch side only. Statistics for French Saint-Martin come from INSEE, the French national statistics institute.
Sources
- https://stats.sintmaartengov.org/
- https://www.sintmaartengov.org/
- https://stats.sintmaartengov.org/download.php?type=pr§ion=CPI&nummer=143
- https://stats.sintmaartengov.org/download.php?type=pr§ion=CPI&nummer=137
- https://stats.sintmaartengov.org/social/Po
- https://stats.sintmaartengov.org/social/Labor