International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Aruba
Aruba: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 306.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Aruba, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 306.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Aruba peaked at 389.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Aruba ranks 92nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 73.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 120.00 million current US$ | +64.4% |
| 1997 | 156.00 million current US$ | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 135.00 million current US$ | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 140.00 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 146.00 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 135.00 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 159.00 million current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 188.00 million current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 218.00 million current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 226.00 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 218.00 million current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 251.00 million current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 250.00 million current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 243.00 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 243.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 269.00 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 275.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 320.00 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 329.00 million current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 342.00 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 319.00 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 349.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 381.00 million current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 389.00 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 306.00 million current US$ | -21.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 306.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16 billion current US$, 26% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 306.00 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142.00 million current US$, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124.80 million current US$ | 73.00 million current US$ | 156.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 203.40 million current US$ | 135.00 million current US$ | 251.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 321.60 million current US$ | 243.00 million current US$ | 389.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 306.00 million current US$ | 306.00 million current US$ | 306.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 89 Uruguay 341.00 million current US$ compare
- 90 Ethiopia 322.00 million current US$ compare
- 91 Armenia 307.00 million current US$ compare
- 93 Latvia 301.00 million current US$ compare
- 94 Costa Rica 300.00 million current US$ compare
- 95 Lesotho 276.00 million current US$ compare
- 95 Moldova 276.00 million current US$ 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)
- Commercial service imports 1.14 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 67.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 216.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.96 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,986 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Aruba?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Aruba was 306.00 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 for travel items recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 389.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Aruba ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.