General government final consumption expenditure in Aruba
Aruba: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Aruba, 1995–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 17.9% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Aruba peaked at 29.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
That places Aruba 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
General government final consumption expenditure in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.0% | — |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.0% | 23.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 21.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.9% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 17.9% | 29.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 822.06 current US$ per person (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 30,166 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.0005 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 19.07 constant LCU per person (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1,471 current LCU per person (2023)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,152 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 17,784 current LCU per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 24.97 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Aruba?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Aruba was 17.9% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does Aruba rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Aruba ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.