Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Aruba
Aruba: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 29.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Aruba, 2010–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Aruba stood at 29.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Aruba peaked at 45.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2024.
Aruba ranks 111th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.0% | — |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.4% | 37.8% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 29.5% | 44.2% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4608 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 30,166 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 17.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 17,784 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 9,935 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 55.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2575 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Aruba?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Aruba was 29.5% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2024.
- How does Aruba rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).