Aruba vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP growth

Aruba
6.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.1%
in 2025
Aruba rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

GDP growth over time

  • Aruba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-20-1001020196119932025

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 6.8% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Aruba's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Aruba ahead.

Aruba ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 15.6% 3.2% 12.4% Aruba
1990s 4.7% 1.9% 2.8% Aruba
2000s 1.3% 5.1% 3.8% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.0% 3.6% 1.6% Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 3.6% 2.1% 1.4% Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Aruba or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Aruba, at 6.8% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.7%, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp growth?
Aruba ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 14,354 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.