Travel services in Aruba
Aruba: Travel services was 87.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Aruba, 1986–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Aruba is 87.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Aruba peaked at 87.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2001.
That places Aruba 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Travel services in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 72.9% | — |
| 1987 | 82.5% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 87.2% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 82.2% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 75.3% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +51.4% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +57.9% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.6% | 72.9% | 87.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 72.6% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 45.0% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 79.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 79.5% | 87.8% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 33,176 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2575 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 55.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 59,385 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), 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), annual growth rate 9.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 9,935 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Aruba?
- Travel services in Aruba was 87.8% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2001.
- How does Aruba rank for travel services?
- Aruba ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.