Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 14,745 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Aruba, 1986–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Aruba is 14,745 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Aruba peaked at 59,564 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,504 current US$ per person, in 1986.
Aruba ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3,504 current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 4,226 current US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 5,983 current US$ per person | +41.6% |
| 1989 | 6,651 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 9,259 current US$ per person | +39.2% |
| 1991 | 21,291 current US$ per person | +130.0% |
| 1992 | 18,926 current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 18,946 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 18,545 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 20,011 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 24,512 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 24,519 current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17,162 current US$ per person | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 22,240 current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 28,503 current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 25,941 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 21,906 current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 25,739 current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 37,724 current US$ per person | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 43,919 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 47,513 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 51,183 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 59,564 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 24,103 current US$ per person | -59.5% |
| 2010 | 13,688 current US$ per person | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 57,676 current US$ per person | +321.3% |
| 2012 | 19,652 current US$ per person | -65.9% |
| 2013 | 13,030 current US$ per person | -33.7% |
| 2014 | 12,640 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 11,584 current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 10,467 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 10,337 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 11,312 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 11,044 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7,948 current US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 9,879 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 12,925 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 13,068 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 13,797 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 14,745 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 14,745 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,944 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 14,745 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,932 current US$ per person, 3.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +321.3% | 13,688 current US$ per person | 57,676 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,091 current US$ per person | 3,504 current US$ per person | 6,651 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 19,541 current US$ per person | 9,259 current US$ per person | 24,519 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,609 current US$ per person | 21,906 current US$ per person | 59,564 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,143 current US$ per person | 10,337 current US$ per person | 57,676 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,060 current US$ per person | 7,948 current US$ per person | 14,745 current US$ per person | 6 |
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$), annual growth rate 32.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Aruba?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Aruba was 14,745 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 59,564 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,504 current US$ per person in 1986.
- How does Aruba rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Aruba ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.