Travel services in Aruba
Aruba: Travel services was 37.5% 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 imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2023, travel services in Aruba stood at 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Aruba peaked at 38.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1995.
That places Aruba 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 24.4% | — |
| 1987 | 34.4% | +41.0% |
| 1988 | 27.1% | -21.2% |
| 1989 | 28.4% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -76.6% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +46.2% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +71.9% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.6% | 24.4% | 34.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 6.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 31.9% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 35.9% | 37.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 30 Andorra 37.8% compare
- 31 Macau, China 37.8% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.6% compare
- 34 Rwanda 36.7% compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 36.4% compare
- 36 Serbia 36.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 9,935 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 17.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 17,784 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4608 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 55.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 55.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) -0.0522 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 12,373 current LCU per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 6,912 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Aruba?
- Travel services in Aruba was 37.5% 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 38.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for travel services?
- Aruba ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.