International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Aruba
Aruba: International tourism, expenditures was 310.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Aruba, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 310.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Aruba peaked at 399.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Aruba 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Aruba, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 79.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 128.00 million current US$ | +62.0% |
| 1997 | 161.00 million current US$ | +25.8% |
| 1998 | 140.00 million current US$ | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 151.00 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 163.00 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 156.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 172.00 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 213.00 million current US$ | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 248.00 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 250.00 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 241.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 270.00 million current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 272.00 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 264.00 million current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 261.00 million current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 287.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 294.00 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 342.00 million current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 350.00 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 357.00 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 319.00 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 349.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 394.00 million current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 399.00 million current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 310.00 million current US$ | -22.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 310.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 23% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 310.00 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.00 million current US$, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.80 million current US$ | 79.00 million current US$ | 161.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 224.90 million current US$ | 156.00 million current US$ | 272.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.20 million current US$ | 261.00 million current US$ | 399.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 310.00 million current US$ | 310.00 million current US$ | 310.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 32.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Aruba?
- International tourism, expenditures in Aruba was 310.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 399.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Aruba ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.