Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Aruba
Aruba: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 2.63 billion in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Aruba, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 2.63 billion for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Aruba peaked at 2.63 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 554.00 million, in 1995.
Aruba ranks 83rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 554.00 million | — |
| 1996 | 666.00 million | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 726.00 million | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 786.00 million | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 782.00 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 850.00 million | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 825.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 835.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 858.10 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.06 billion | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 1.10 billion | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.06 billion | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.21 billion | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 1.35 billion | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.22 billion | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 1.25 billion | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.36 billion | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.41 billion | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.51 billion | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.62 billion | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.66 billion | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.76 billion | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.85 billion | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.04 billion | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.11 billion | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.08 billion | -48.8% |
| 2021 | 1.79 billion | +65.7% |
| 2022 | 2.30 billion | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 2.63 billion | +14.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 2.63 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion, 43% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 2.63 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +65.7% | 1.08 billion | 1.79 billion |
| 2020 | -48.8% | 2.11 billion | 1.08 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 702.80 million | 554.00 million | 786.00 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.04 billion | 825.00 million | 1.35 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 billion | 1.25 billion | 2.11 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion | 1.08 billion | 2.63 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Aruba?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Aruba was 2.63 billion in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 554.00 million in 1995.
- How does Aruba rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Aruba ranks 83rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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