Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Aruba
Aruba: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 43.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Aruba, 1995–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Aruba is 43.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Aruba peaked at 76.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2011.
Aruba ranks 155th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 57.5% | — |
| 1996 | 71.5% | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 68.2% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +55.6% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | -2.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 43.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 54% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 43.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 57.5% | 76.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 54.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 22.0% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 43.9% | 68.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 152 New Caledonia 45.9% compare
- 153 Uganda 45.5% compare
- 154 El Salvador 45.3% compare
- 156 East Timor 43.2% compare
- 157 Chile 42.9% compare
- 158 Indonesia 42.7% 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Aruba?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Aruba was 43.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2011.
- How does Aruba rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Aruba ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.