Travel services in Aruba
Aruba: Travel services was 38.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Aruba, 1986–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Aruba is 38.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Aruba peaked at 42.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1996.
Aruba ranks 30th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Travel services in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 27.1% | — |
| 1987 | 37.5% | +38.5% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 32.9% | -21.7% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | -79.0% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +25.1% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +46.4% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +74.6% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.1% | 27.1% | 37.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 6.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 22.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 33.4% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 36.8% | 38.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 27 French Polynesia 39.7% compare
- 28 Macau, China 39.1% compare
- 29 Tuvalu 39.0% compare
- 31 Iraq 38.6% compare
- 32 Palestine, State of 38.3% compare
- 33 Andorra 38.0% 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 travel services in Aruba?
- Travel services in Aruba was 38.7% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1996.
- How does Aruba rank for travel services?
- Aruba ranks 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.