Aruba vs Caribbean Small States: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Aruba
- Caribbean Small States
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 38.7% against 19.7% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 2.0 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 30th and Caribbean Small States ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Caribbean Small States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Caribbean Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.1% | 29.1% | 4.9% | Aruba |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 27.1% | 2.5% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.4% | 1.9% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 11.7% | 26.1% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 9.0% | 28.9% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Aruba or Caribbean Small States?
- Aruba, at 38.7% against 19.7% in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in travel services between Aruba and Caribbean Small States?
- 19.0%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Caribbean Small States?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Caribbean Small States rank globally for travel services?
- Aruba ranks 30th and Caribbean Small States ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.