Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Aruba
Aruba: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Aruba, 1995–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Aruba stood at 10.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Aruba peaked at 11.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1996.
That places Aruba 116th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.9% | — |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +75.4% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5%, 2.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 10.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 113 Brazil 10.9% compare
- 114 Trinidad and Tobago 10.8% compare
- 115 Seychelles 10.5% compare
- 117 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.2% compare
- 118 New Caledonia 10.1% compare
- 119 Gambia 10.0% 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Aruba?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Aruba was 10.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1996.
- How does Aruba rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Aruba ranks 116th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.