Aruba: Trade openness
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| Aruba |
Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 164.14 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1995 - 2024 |
| Average | 147.42 |
| Min - Max | 123.24 - 175.34 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 164.14 percent, an increase from 153.72 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 90.58 percent, based on data from 166 countries. Historically, the average for Aruba from 1995 to 2024 is 147.42 percent. The minimum value, 123.24 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 175.34 percent was recorded in 1996.
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| Recent values | Aruba: Trade openness |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 164.14 |
| 2023 | 153.72 |
| 2022 | 160.56 |
| 2021 | 139.51 |
| 2020 | 123.24 |
| 2019 | 137.92 |
| 2018 | 138.82 |
| 2017 | 138.72 |
Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 95.10 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade openness | 164.14 | 2024 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.248 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 85.97 | 2024 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 3.58 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 78.17 | 2024 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 3.26 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 2.48 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.10 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Current account, percent of GDP | 5.19 | 2023 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | 0.19 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 7.80 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 0.59 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 2.23 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 1.04 | 2023 | percent |
| Remittances | 38.96 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -31.77 | 2023 | million USD |