Tax revenue as share of GDP in Aruba
Aruba: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 18.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Aruba, 1996–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenue as share of gdp in Aruba stood at 18.5%.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Aruba peaked at 26.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2021.
Aruba ranks 103rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.5% | — |
| 1997 | 24.7% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.4% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.9% | 20.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 100 Cape Verde 18.8% compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 18.8% compare
- 102 Suriname 18.6% compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 18.4% compare
- 105 Kiribati 18.3% compare
- 106 Anguilla 18.2% compare
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 tax revenue as share of gdp in Aruba?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Aruba was 18.5% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2021.
- How does Aruba rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.