Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Aruba
Aruba: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 51.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within 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 within region in Aruba stood at 51.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Aruba peaked at 52.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2019.
That places Aruba 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.4% | — |
| 1996 | 23.3% | -34.3% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | -29.3% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | +67.4% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +67.1% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +44.5% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -54.3% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +62.2% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +180.9% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 51.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.7%, 9.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 51.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 3.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 16.5% | 35.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 13.1% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 11.3% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 18.4% | 51.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 20 Solomon Islands 54.2% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 52.1% compare
- 22 Myanmar 51.9% compare
- 24 Montenegro 51.6% compare
- 25 Vanuatu 49.0% compare
- 26 Togo 48.9% 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 within region in Aruba?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Aruba was 51.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- How does Aruba rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Aruba ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.