International trips for business and professional reasons in Aruba
Aruba: International trips for business and professional reasons was 34,300 in 2021. ▲ Rising
International trips for business and professional reasons in Aruba, 1995–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, international trips for business and professional reasons in Aruba stood at 34,300.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.8% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international trips for business and professional reasons in Aruba peaked at 62,800 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,000, in 1995.
That places Aruba 126th out of 175 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International trips for business and professional reasons in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15,000 | — |
| 1996 | 17,000 | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 36,000 | +111.8% |
| 1998 | 38,000 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31,000 | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 33,000 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 34,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 28,000 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 24,000 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 53,000 | +120.8% |
| 2012 | 48,000 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 55,000 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 57,000 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 62,800 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 60,000 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 61,800 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 59,400 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 48,000 | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 19,400 | -59.6% |
| 2021 | 34,300 | +76.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 34,300 is below the median for high income countries, which is 279,289, 12% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 34,300 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57,126, 60% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International trips for business and professional reasons in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +120.8% | 24,000 | 53,000 |
| 1997 | +111.8% | 17,000 | 36,000 |
| 2021 | +76.8% | 19,400 | 34,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,200 | 15,000 | 40,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 34,222 | 28,000 | 40,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 52,900 | 24,000 | 62,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,850 | 19,400 | 34,300 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 123 Libya 40,000 compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 38,000 compare
- 125 Angola 37,000 compare
- 127 Mauritius 34,000 compare
- 128 French Guiana 29,240 compare
- 129 Bermuda 23,000 compare
- 129 British Virgin Islands 23,000 compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - 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)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.0686 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international trips for business and professional reasons in Aruba?
- International trips for business and professional reasons in Aruba was 34,300 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international trips for business and professional reasons recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 62,800 in 2015.
- What is the lowest international trips for business and professional reasons recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for international trips for business and professional reasons?
- Aruba ranks 126th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is international trips for business and professional reasons rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International trips for business and professional reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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