Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Aruba
Aruba: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Aruba, 1995–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Aruba stood at 1.2%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Aruba peaked at 7.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
Aruba ranks 185th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +2301.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +151.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +377.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -96.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +136.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +172.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +80.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -70.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -83.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +2374.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +77.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +125.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +484.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -53.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -69.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +43.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 13% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 22% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2374.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1996 | +2301.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 182 Kosovo 1.4% compare
- 182 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.4% compare
- 184 Honduras 1.4% compare
- 186 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.2% compare
- 187 Montenegro 1.1% compare
- 188 Barbados 1.0% 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Aruba?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Aruba was 1.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Aruba ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.