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Aruba trade in 2024

In 2024, Aruba exported $156 million and imported $1.3 billion, a trade deficit of $1.1 billion. It was the world's 188th-largest exporter, with 0% of world exports. Its top export was jewelry (55.8% of the total) and its main trading partner was the United States (47.3% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$156million
Imports
$1.3billion
Trade balance
-$1.1billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Jewelry (55.8%) and other fresh fruit (berries, kiwi) (4.5%) together make up 60.3% of its exports.

  1. Jewelry$87 million · 55.8%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  2. Other fresh fruit (berries, kiwi)$7 million · 4.5%
    Main partner: Slovakia
  3. Grapes$6 million · 4.1%
    Main partner: Slovakia
  4. Avocados, mangoes, pineapples and dates$6 million · 3.7%
    Main partner: Slovakia
  5. Citrus fruit$5 million · 3.3%
    Main partner: Slovakia
  6. Ferrous scrap$3 million · 2%
    Main partner: Taiwan
  7. Refined petroleum$3 million · 1.8%
    Main partner: Guyana
  8. Dishwashers and packing machines$2 million · 1.1%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  9. Makeup and skin care$2 million · 1.1%
    Main partner: Netherlands
  10. Other fresh vegetables$2 million · 1.1%
    Main partner: Slovakia

What it imports

Refined petroleum (16.7%) and cars (4.7%) together make up 21.5% of its imports.

  1. Refined petroleum$217 million · 16.7%
    Main partner: United States
  2. Cars$61 million · 4.7%
    Main partner: China
  3. Cigarettes and cigars$61 million · 4.7%
    Main partner: South Korea
  4. Jewelry$47 million · 3.7%
    Main partner: United States
  5. Frozen beef$27 million · 2.1%
    Main partner: United States
  6. Other food preparations$26 million · 2%
    Main partner: United States
  7. Furniture$21 million · 1.7%
    Main partner: Netherlands
  8. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$18 million · 1.4%
    Main partner: Netherlands
  9. Monitors and projectors$17 million · 1.3%
    Main partner: United States
  10. Other wristwatches$17 million · 1.3%
    Main partner: United States
By Harmonized System chapter (96)
ChapterExportsImports
71 · Gems and precious metals$88 million$53 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$27 million$12 million
07 · Vegetables$8 million$14 million
84 · Mechanical machinery$7 million$101 million
72 · Iron and steel$3 million$5 million
27 · Oil, gas and coal$3 million$220 million
90 · Precision and medical instruments$3 million$32 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$2 million$19 million
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$2 million$77 million
74 · Copper$2 million$1 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$1 million$32 million
49 · Books and printed matter$1 million$3 million
76 · Aluminum$1 million$14 million
73 · Iron and steel products$1 million$24 million
39 · Plastics$732 thousand$30 million
96 · Other manufactured goods$694 thousand$3 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$694 thousand$4 million
91 · Watches and clocks$615 thousand$24 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$593 thousand$6 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$552 thousand$14 million
78 · Lead$495 thousand$3 thousand
97 · Art and antiques$438 thousand$82 thousand
40 · Rubber$372 thousand$5 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$339 thousand$9 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$235 thousand$4 million
87 · Vehicles$209 thousand$88 million
47 · Wood pulp$201 thousand$2 thousand
15 · Fats and oils$192 thousand$7 million
29 · Organic chemicals$168 thousand$2 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$148 thousand$27 million
21 · Food preparations$135 thousand$37 million
03 · Fish and seafood$112 thousand$13 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$111 thousand$10 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$93 thousand$8 million
64 · Footwear$92 thousand$5 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$91 thousand$72 thousand
82 · Tools and cutlery$68 thousand$3 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$67 thousand$44 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$65 thousand$11 million
86 · Railway equipment$64 thousand$836 thousand
70 · Glass$60 thousand$6 million
17 · Sugar and sweets$45 thousand$5 million
25 · Salt, stone and cement$37 thousand$2 million
62 · Woven clothing$35 thousand$8 million
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$28 thousand$245 thousand
54 · Synthetic filaments$25 thousand$73 thousand
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$25 thousand$9 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$24 thousand$18 million
61 · Knitted clothing$21 thousand$11 million
45 · Cork$19 thousand$314 thousand
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$15 thousand$8 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$14 thousand$45 million
24 · Tobacco$13 thousand$61 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$12 thousand$3 million
69 · Ceramics$10 thousand$8 million
02 · Meat and offal$6 thousand$60 million
44 · Wood$6 thousand$15 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$4 thousand$4 million
52 · Cotton$4 thousand$75 thousand
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$3 thousand$8 million
89 · Ships and boats$2 thousand$8 million
59 · Coated and technical textiles$2 thousand$526 thousand
93 · Weapons and ammunition$2 thousand$118 thousand
65 · Hats$1 thousand$917 thousand
46 · Wicker and basketware$1 thousand$183 thousand
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$455$15 million
36 · Explosives and matches$430$691 thousand
12 · Oilseeds and grains$386$1 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$320$900 thousand
11 · Milling products and malt$298$4 million
92 · Musical instruments$201$57 thousand
10 · Cereals$59$3 million
31 · Fertilizers$26$304 thousand
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$0$17 million
57 · Carpets and rugs$0$3 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$0$2 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$0$1 million
66 · Umbrellas and canes$0$982 thousand
37 · Photographic goods$0$849 thousand
01 · Live animals$0$256 thousand
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$0$124 thousand
05 · Other animal products$0$118 thousand
79 · Zinc$0$112 thousand
58 · Special fabrics and lace$0$108 thousand
43 · Fur and fur goods$0$106 thousand
60 · Knitted fabric$0$72 thousand
81 · Other base metals$0$64 thousand
13 · Gums and plant extracts$0$61 thousand
14 · Other plant products$0$52 thousand
53 · Other plant fibers$0$38 thousand
26 · Ores and slag$0$16 thousand
75 · Nickel$0$16 thousand
80 · Tin$0$15 thousand
41 · Hides and leather$0$7 thousand
51 · Wool$0$2 thousand
50 · Silk$0$206

Trading partners

Its main destination is Saudi Arabia (64.6% of exports) and its main source is the United States (52.8% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
Saudi Arabia10164.6%Air
Slovakia35.322.6%Sea
Netherlands63.8%Sea
Taiwan31.9%Sea
United States2.61.7%Sea
Guyana2.41.6%Sea
Kuwait1.10.7%Air
Hong Kong0.710.46%—
Colombia0.640.41%—
India0.620.4%—

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
United States68352.8%Sea
Netherlands16612.8%Sea
China85.66.6%Sea
Colombia41.63.2%Sea
Brazil39.33%Sea
Spain37.52.9%Sea
South Korea37.52.9%Sea
Costa Rica23.71.8%Air
Italy18.81.5%Sea
United Kingdom12.40.95%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Aruba accounted for 0% of world exports, compared with 0.01% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports fell 77% since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 0.2
  • Imports 1.3
  • Balance -1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$666 million$558 million$108 million
1996$801 million$783 million$18 million
1997$1 billion$869 million$142 million
1998$663 million$844 million-$181 million
1999$913 million$605 million$308 million
2000$1.8 billion$846 million$937 million
2001$1.3 billion$531 million$758 million
2002$1.1 billion$852 million$204 million
2003$1.2 billion$1.4 billion-$189 million
2004$2.5 billion$2.4 billion$139 million
2005$4 billion$3.2 billion$830 million
2006$4.3 billion$3.1 billion$1.2 billion
2007$4.7 billion$2.7 billion$2 billion
2008$5.6 billion$2.7 billion$3 billion
2009$2.2 billion$1.4 billion$846 million
2010$469 million$1.4 billion-$900 million
2011$4.7 billion$3.1 billion$1.6 billion
2012$1.9 billion$2.4 billion-$444 million
2013$784 million$3.1 billion-$2.3 billion
2014$733 million$3.4 billion-$2.7 billion
2015$469 million$2.4 billion-$1.9 billion
2016$320 million$1.7 billion-$1.3 billion
2017$346 million$1.7 billion-$1.4 billion
2018$276 million$1.4 billion-$1.2 billion
2019$146 million$1.3 billion-$1.2 billion
2020$164 million$975 million-$811 million
2021$207 million$1.5 billion-$1.3 billion
2022$114 million$1.7 billion-$1.6 billion
2023$169 million$1.4 billion-$1.3 billion
2024$156 million$1.3 billion-$1.1 billion

World rank

Aruba fell from 118th to 188th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 118th in 1995
  • 188th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
1995118th
1996120th
1997118th
1998129th
1999120th
2000112th
2001119th
2002128th
2003127th
2004113th
200599th
2006104th
2007109th
2008108th
2009125th
2010170th
2011120th
2012142nd
2013168th
2014166th
2015173rd
2016178th
2017178th
2018177th
2019194th
2020189th
2021185th
2022195th
2023191st
2024188th

What it sells

Gems and precious metals became its top export group: from 0% to 56%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 10%
  • Perfumes and cosmetics 1%
  • Precision and medical instruments 2%
  • Oil, gas and coal 2%
  • Iron and steel 2%
  • Mechanical machinery 4%
  • Vegetables 5%
  • Fruit and nuts 17%
  • Gems and precious metals 56%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Gems and precious metals0.04%56.2%
Fruit and nuts0%17%
Vegetables0%5.1%
Mechanical machinery0.14%4.3%
Iron and steel0.01%2%
Oil, gas and coal95.6%1.8%
Precision and medical instruments0.04%1.8%
Perfumes and cosmetics0.01%1.4%
Other4.2%10.5%

Who it trades with

The United States went from 55% to 47% of Aruba's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • United States 47%
  • Netherlands 12%
  • Saudi Arabia 7%
  • China 6%
  • Colombia 3%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States54.6%47.3%
Netherlands4.6%11.8%
Saudi Arabia0%7%
China0.04%5.9%
Colombia10%2.9%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

No hubs above the globe threshold.

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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

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