Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Aruba
Aruba: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 70.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Aruba, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Aruba stood at 70.1%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Aruba peaked at 70.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1995.
Aruba ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.9% | — |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +41.1% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 41.9% | 48.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 42.0% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 51.1% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 43.9% | 70.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 1 Macau, China 71.0% compare
- 3 Maldives 68.0% compare
- 4 Andorra 66.5% compare
- 5 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 62.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0003 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 9.71 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 24.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
- 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.033 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 24.97 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Aruba?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Aruba was 70.1% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.