Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Aruba
Aruba: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 81.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Aruba, 1995–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 81.6% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Aruba peaked at 91.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2023.
That places Aruba 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 90.8% | — |
| 1996 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 90.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 91.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 88.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 81.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 81.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 90.7% | 91.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 85.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.6% | 83.2% | 4 |
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 from high-income economies in Aruba?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Aruba was 81.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Aruba ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.