Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Aruba, 1986–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Aruba is 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.8% on the previous year and up 347.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Aruba peaked at 7,759 BoP, current US$ per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, -328.62 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2014.
Aruba ranks 23rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 37.58 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 8.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.7% |
| 1990 | 7,759 BoP, current US$ per person | +92296.1% |
| 1991 | 2,687 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.4% |
| 1992 | 144.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -94.6% |
| 1993 | 93.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.3% |
| 1994 | 19.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.2% |
| 1995 | 21 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 10.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.7% |
| 1997 | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.0% |
| 1998 | 353.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +13559.7% |
| 1999 | -19.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.6% |
| 2000 | 28.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -245.4% |
| 2001 | -40.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -239.1% |
| 2002 | -66.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.5% |
| 2003 | -34.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.9% |
| 2004 | -85.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +146.4% |
| 2005 | -90.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | -129 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.1% |
| 2007 | 394.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -406.2% |
| 2008 | 27.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.0% |
| 2009 | 14.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.4% |
| 2010 | 26.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.1% |
| 2011 | 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 26.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 465.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +1635.8% |
| 2014 | -328.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -170.6% |
| 2015 | 95.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -129.1% |
| 2016 | -3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -104.0% |
| 2017 | 764.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -19960.2% |
| 2018 | 279.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.4% |
| 2019 | 547.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.7% |
| 2020 | 184.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.3% |
| 2021 | -45.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -124.4% |
| 2022 | 1,150 BoP, current US$ per person | -2651.7% |
| 2023 | 511.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.6% |
| 2024 | 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.07 BoP, current US$ per person, 18.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +92296.1% | 8.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,759 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2017 | +19960.2% | -3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 764.92 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1998 | +13559.7% | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 353.7 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2022 | +2651.7% | -45.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,150 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2013 | +1635.8% | 26.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 465.72 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,759 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -129 BoP, current US$ per person | 394.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 190.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -328.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 764.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 522.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,150 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 20 Cyprus 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Qatar 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 Spain 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Korea 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Czechia 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Sweden 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), 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)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 35,807 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9279 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6704 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 25,871 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Aruba?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Aruba was 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 7,759 BoP, current US$ per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was -328.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014.
- How does Aruba rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Aruba ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 347.0%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.