Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Aruba
Aruba: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Aruba, 1986–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Aruba stood at 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Aruba peaked at 2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, -194,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2014.
Aruba ranks 16th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Aruba, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 12,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 2,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -77.2% |
| 1990 | 2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +95827.4% |
| 1991 | 983,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -63.6% |
| 1992 | 55,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -94.4% |
| 1993 | 38,175 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 8,380 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 1995 | 9,311 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 4,966 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 1997 | 1,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1998 | 173,805 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13899.9% |
| 1999 | -9,932 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -105.7% |
| 2000 | 14,587 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -246.9% |
| 2001 | -20,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -240.4% |
| 2002 | -34,140 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2003 | -18,001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2004 | -45,313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +151.7% |
| 2005 | -49,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2006 | -71,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 2007 | 219,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -408.5% |
| 2008 | 15,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -92.9% |
| 2009 | 8,380 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2010 | 15,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +81.5% |
| 2011 | 17,380 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 15,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 273,414 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1661.9% |
| 2014 | -194,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -171.3% |
| 2015 | 57,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -129.4% |
| 2016 | -2,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -104.1% |
| 2017 | 462,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19961.6% |
| 2018 | 169,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -63.4% |
| 2019 | 331,988 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +96.2% |
| 2020 | 111,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -66.5% |
| 2021 | -26,976 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -124.2% |
| 2022 | 685,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2642.5% |
| 2023 | 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -55.6% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,671 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,115 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 273.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +95827.4% | 2,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +19961.6% | -2,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 462,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +13899.9% | 1,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 173,805 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +2642.5% | -26,976 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 685,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +1661.9% | 15,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 273,414 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 396,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9,932 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -71,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 219,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,479 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -194,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 462,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 268,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26,976 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 685,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 13 Germany 332,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Korea 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 314,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Denmark 284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Switzerland 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Naoero 227,756 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per in Aruba?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Aruba was 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was -194,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Aruba rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Aruba ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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.