International tourism, receipts for travel items in Aruba
Aruba: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2020. β² Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Aruba, 1995β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Aruba stood at 1.08 billion current US$.
The figure is down 48.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Aruba peaked at 2.10 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 521.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Aruba ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 660.00 million current US$ | 521.00 million current US$ | 741.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.03 billion current US$ | 814.00 million current US$ | 1.35 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 billion current US$ | 1.25 billion current US$ | 2.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 billion current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 1.08 billion 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$), annual growth rate 32.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Aruba?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Aruba was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 521.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Aruba ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.