Share of food products in total merchandise exports in Aruba
Aruba: Share of food products in total merchandise exports was 67.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of food products in total merchandise exports in Aruba, 2000–2023
Source: UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 67.3% for share of food products in total merchandise exports in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of food products in total merchandise exports in Aruba peaked at 82.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.
Aruba ranks 25th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of food products in total merchandise exports in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.1% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -96.7% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +2799.9% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -41.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +190.2% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 67.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 5.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 67.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of food products in total merchandise exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2799.9% | 1.2% | 34.4% |
| 2009 | +190.2% | 26.2% | 76.0% |
| 2005 | -96.7% | 35.9% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 1.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 41.6% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 50.2% | 67.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 22 Paraguay 69.1% compare
- 23 New Zealand 69.0% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 68.5% compare
- 26 Uruguay 65.3% compare
- 27 Fiji 64.3% compare
- 28 Afghanistan 63.9% 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 share of food products in total merchandise exports in Aruba?
- Share of food products in total merchandise exports in Aruba was 67.3% in 2023, according to UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of food products in total merchandise exports recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of food products in total merchandise exports recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- How does Aruba rank for share of food products in total merchandise exports?
- Aruba ranks 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of food products in total merchandise exports rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of food products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of food exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.