Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Aruba
Aruba: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Aruba, 1986–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Aruba stood at -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 155.4% on the previous year and down 150.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Aruba peaked at 2.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Aruba 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Aruba, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 6,044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 68,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1027.3% |
| 1989 | 7,222 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -89.4% |
| 1990 | 725,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9938.7% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1992 | -205,462 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -120.0% |
| 1993 | -99,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 1994 | -406,580 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +308.1% |
| 1995 | -30,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -92.4% |
| 1996 | 472,377 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1637.4% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +132.7% |
| 1998 | 630,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 1999 | 2.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +312.1% |
| 2000 | -710,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -127.4% |
| 2001 | -1.48 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +108.6% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -224.6% |
| 2003 | 887,650 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51.9% |
| 2004 | -587,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -166.2% |
| 2005 | -1.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +96.6% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -206.0% |
| 2007 | -2.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -313.8% |
| 2008 | 104,904 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -104.0% |
| 2009 | -58,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -156.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1859.5% |
| 2011 | 2.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +161.4% |
| 2012 | -1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -164.5% |
| 2013 | 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -186.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2015 | -149,341 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -112.9% |
| 2016 | 153,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -202.5% |
| 2017 | 902,539 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +489.7% |
| 2018 | 800,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2019 | -417,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -152.2% |
| 2020 | 894,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -314.1% |
| 2021 | 741,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +85.8% |
| 2023 | -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -155.4% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (73 countries reporting)
- Aruba's -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +9938.7% | 7,222 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 725,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +1859.5% | -58,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +1637.4% | -30,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 472,377 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 68,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 580,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -406,580 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | -254,715 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 595,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 562,921 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 190 Qatar -41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 191 Belgium -139,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 192 Trinidad and Tobago -292,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 194 Hungary -776,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 195 Ireland -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 196 Cyprus -2.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 35,807 current US$ per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 33,176 current US$ per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8597 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 19.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 64,094 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita 46,310 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Aruba?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Aruba was -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Aruba rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Aruba ranks 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 150.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.