Tourism contribution to GDP in Aruba
Aruba: Tourism contribution to GDP was 21.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
21.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 100 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2015
All-time low
19.9%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Tourism contribution to GDP in Aruba, 2013–2017
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 21.2% for tourism contribution to gdp in 2017.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over five years.
That places Aruba 4th out of 100 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.9% | — |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 1 British Virgin Islands 33.2% compare
- 2 Guyana 33.0% compare
- 3 United States Virgin Islands 25.1% compare
- 5 Macao 16.6% compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 11.7% compare
- 7 Panama 10.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Aruba
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 14.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 28.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 28.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 65,326 current LCU per person (2024)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 36,495 current US$ per person (2024)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9457 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 22,767 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Aruba?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Aruba was 21.2% in 2017, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2013.
- How does Aruba rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Aruba ranks 4th out of 100 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.