Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Aruba
Aruba: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 32nd 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 (% of commercial service imports) 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% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 38.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 1.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 38.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -79.0% | 32.9% | 6.9% |
| 1999 | +74.6% | 12.5% | 21.8% |
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
- 29 French Polynesia 39.7% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.5% compare
- 31 Tuvalu 39.0% compare
- 33 Andorra 38.7% compare
- 34 Palestine 38.3% compare
- 35 Central African Republic 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)
- Commercial service imports 1.14 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 67.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 216.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.96 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,986 current US$ per person (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 32nd 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.