Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Aruba
Aruba: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 2.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Aruba, 1986–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Aruba stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of up 167.5% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Aruba peaked at 27.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -17.6%, in 2007.
Aruba ranks 85th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.2% | — |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +821.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -90.9% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +9029.4% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +24.2% |
| 1992 | -3.9% | -118.2% |
| 1993 | -1.7% | -57.1% |
| 1994 | -5.9% | +254.8% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | -92.9% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -1571.4% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +109.6% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -47.2% |
| 1999 | 27.1% | +298.3% |
| 2000 | -6.8% | -125.2% |
| 2001 | -14.1% | +106.1% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -220.4% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -53.9% |
| 2004 | -4.7% | -160.0% |
| 2005 | -8.8% | +87.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -201.3% |
| 2007 | -17.6% | -297.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -103.8% |
| 2009 | -0.4% | -162.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -1931.3% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +143.1% |
| 2012 | -12.0% | -165.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -182.9% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -25.2% |
| 2015 | -0.9% | -112.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -201.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +468.9% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | -2.2% | -151.1% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -391.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +61.4% |
| 2023 | -3.7% | -149.2% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -167.5% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 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 | +9029.4% | 0.2% | 17.1% |
| 2010 | +1931.3% | -0.4% | 7.6% |
| 1996 | +1571.4% | -0.4% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | -5.9% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -17.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | -12.0% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -3.7% | 7.5% | 5 |
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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 in Aruba?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Aruba was 2.5% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.6% in 2007.
- How does Aruba rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Aruba ranks 85th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.