Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1999. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Aruba, 1986–1999
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 1999, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Aruba stood at 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 99.6% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Aruba peaked at 820.06 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1999.
That places Aruba 161st out of 168 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 527.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 512.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 426.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 653.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +53.1% |
| 1990 | 496.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 734.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +48.0% |
| 1992 | 820.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 638.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 474.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 1995 | 547.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 532.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 666.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 1998 | 375.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -43.7% |
| 1999 | 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -99.6% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.43 constant 2024 US$ per person, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.58 constant 2024 US$ per person, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 530.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 426.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 653.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 528.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | 820.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 158 United Arab Emirates 2.4 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 159 Hong Kong 2.25 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 160 Bermuda 1.81 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 162 Gibraltar 1.57 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 163 Argentina 1.5 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 164 Saudi Arabia 1.19 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Aruba?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Aruba was 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1999, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 820.06 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Aruba rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Aruba ranks 161st out of 168 countries with data for 1999.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.