Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Aruba
Aruba: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 7.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Aruba, 1995–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Aruba is 7.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 123.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Aruba peaked at 7.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
Aruba ranks 158th 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +364.8% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -32.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +49.5% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +2.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 7.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 70% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 7.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 39% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +364.8% | 0.5% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 155 South Korea 8.7% compare
- 156 Curacao 8.4% compare
- 157 East Timor 8.1% compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 7.7% compare
- 160 Dominica 7.6% compare
- 161 Malaysia 7.4% 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Aruba?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Aruba was 7.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Aruba ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.2%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.