Aruba vs European Union: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Aruba
- European Union
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 37.5% against 18.7% in European Union, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 2.0 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1986 it was European Union ahead.
Aruba ranks 33rd and European Union ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and European Union in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.6% | 30.8% | 2.2% | European Union |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 30.8% | 5.4% | European Union |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 25.2% | 3.8% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 18.2% | 17.8% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 11.1% | 25.7% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Aruba or European Union?
- Aruba, at 37.5% against 18.7% in European Union as of 2023.
- What is the difference in travel services between Aruba and European Union?
- 18.8%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and European Union?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and European Union rank globally for travel services?
- Aruba ranks 33rd and European Union ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 services provided by non-residents to residents.