Food imports in Aruba
Aruba: Food imports was 30.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Aruba, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, food imports in Aruba stood at 30.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Aruba peaked at 33.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2005.
Aruba ranks 14th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food imports in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.1% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -72.3% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +241.7% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 6.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.6% | 33.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 31.8% compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 31.8%
- 13 Palestine, State of 30.9% compare
- 15 Sudan 29.9% compare
- 16 Samoa 29.6% compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.5% compare
More private sector data for Aruba
- Merchandise trade 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 67.3% (2023)
- 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 imports in Aruba?
- Food imports in Aruba was 30.7% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2005.
- How does Aruba rank for food imports?
- Aruba ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.