International tourism, receipts in Aruba
Aruba: International tourism, receipts was 74.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Aruba, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 74.6% for international tourism, receipts in 2020.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Aruba peaked at 82.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2006.
That places Aruba 6th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27.8% | — |
| 1996 | 26.6% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +33.9% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +63.7% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | +41.0% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -53.6% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +83.0% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +96.1% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -71.2% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +126.4% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +55.7% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 26.6% | 62.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 17.7% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 19.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 3 Grenada 88.2% compare
- 4 Maldives 78.9% compare
- 5 Dominica 75.1% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 73.2% compare
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 70.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 65.1% 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)
- 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 in Aruba?
- International tourism, receipts in Aruba was 74.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2006.
- How does Aruba rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Aruba ranks 6th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.