ArubaAruba, located in the region of Latin America & Caribbean , is an internationally classified economy with a "High income" income level. It is home to a demographic force of approximately 0.1 million inhabitants.
From a quantitative perspective, Positioning itself as an export-oriented powerhouse, the export sector represents more than 86.0% of GDP, making it highly sensitive to global trade cycles. In parallel, inflationary pressures have sharply accelerated, marking a differential of +5.3 points in recent years. On a competitive level, it outperforms the regional average of Latin America & Caribbean (2.3%) by a wide margin.
Delving deeper into its institutional metrics, Furthermore, it generates a structural trade surplus, exporting 7.8% more than it imports relative to its GDP.
Demographically, it faces the structural challenge of an aging workforce, with 17.8% over 65 years old.
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+6.81%
Data from 2024
4.3%
Data from 2019
GDP per Capita
$38,591
YEAR 2024
Unemployment
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YEAR
Debt to GDP
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YEAR
Active Population
0.1M
YEAR 2025
Population > 65 Years
17.8%
YEAR 2025
Gini IndexMeasures income inequality. 0 is total equality, 100 is extreme inequality.
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Exports (% GDP)
86.0%
YEAR 2024
Imports (% GDP)
78.2%
YEAR 2024
FDI (% GDP)Foreign Direct Investment. Foreign capital productively invested in this economy.
2.5%
YEAR 2024
| Year | GDP (USD) | Growth (%) | Inflation (%) | Unemployment (%) | Debt/GDP (%) | Exports (%GDP) | Imports (%GDP) | FDI (%GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | $4.17B | 6.81 | --- | --- | --- | 85.97 | 78.17 | 2.48 |
| 2023 | $3.75B | 9.52 | --- | --- | --- | 79.86 | 73.86 | -3.67 |
| 2022 | $3.33B | 10.61 | --- | --- | --- | 80.74 | 79.82 | 7.46 |
| 2021 | $2.89B | 14.83 | --- | --- | --- | 67.32 | 72.19 | 4.62 |
| 2020 | $2.46B | -23.94 | --- | --- | --- | 53.80 | 69.44 | 6.54 |
| 2019 | $3.35B | 1.23 | 4.26 | --- | --- | 66.70 | 71.22 | -2.25 |
| 2018 | $3.28B | 3.21 | 3.63 | --- | --- | 68.41 | 70.42 | 4.40 |
| 2017 | $3.09B | 3.49 | -1.03 | --- | --- | 69.64 | 69.08 | 5.25 |
| 2016 | $2.98B | 1.23 | -0.93 | --- | --- | 68.97 | 67.92 | 0.92 |