Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Aruba
Aruba: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Aruba, 1986–1999
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.6% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Aruba peaked at 0.0779 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
Aruba ranks 159th of 163 countries on this measure, 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 unit of GDP in Aruba, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0779 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.0622 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0424 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0568 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0407 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0555 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 1992 | 0.059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0434 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0331 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0321 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0375 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0199 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.6% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 8% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0598 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0424 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0779 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0351 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 156 Argentina 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Hong Kong 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 United Arab Emirates 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Saudi Arabia 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Macao 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Bermuda 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Aruba?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Aruba was 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0779 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Aruba rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 159th out of 163 countries with data for 1999.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.