Food exports in Aruba
Aruba: Food exports was 67.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Aruba, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, food exports in Aruba stood at 67.3%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Aruba peaked at 82.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.
Aruba ranks 25th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food exports in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.1% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -96.7% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +2799.9% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -41.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +190.2% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 1.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 41.6% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 50.2% | 67.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 22 Paraguay 69.1% compare
- 23 New Zealand 69.0% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 68.5% compare
- 26 Uruguay 65.3% compare
- 27 Fiji 64.3% compare
- 28 Afghanistan 63.9% compare
More private sector data for Aruba
- Merchandise trade 39.7% (2024)
- Food imports 30.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 216.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,986 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 32.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 14,745 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Aruba?
- Food exports in Aruba was 67.3% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- How does Aruba rank for food exports?
- Aruba ranks 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.