Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Aruba
Aruba: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 2.6% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Aruba, 1992–2006
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Aruba is 2.6%, measured in 2006. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Aruba peaked at 4.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2006.
Aruba ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.1% | — |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 7 |
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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 taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Aruba?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Aruba was 2.6% in 2006, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- How does Aruba rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Aruba ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2006.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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 Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.