Aruba vs British Virgin Islands: Tourism contribution to GDP

Aruba
21.2%
in 2017
British Virgin Islands
33.2%
in 2018
Aruba rank
4th
British Virgin Islands rank
1st

Tourism contribution to GDP over time

  • Aruba
  • British Virgin Islands
010203040201020142018

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 33.2% against 21.2% in Aruba, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.6 times Aruba's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 4th and British Virgin Islands ranks 1st of 100 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tourism contribution to gdp, Aruba or British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands, at 33.2% against 21.2% in Aruba as of 2018.
What is the difference in tourism contribution to gdp between Aruba and British Virgin Islands?
12.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and British Virgin Islands?
5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
How do Aruba and British Virgin Islands rank globally for tourism contribution to gdp?
Aruba ranks 4th and British Virgin Islands ranks 1st of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tourism contribution to GDP
Unit
%
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 1,188 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.