Domestic credit to private sector in Aruba
Aruba: Domestic credit to private sector was 81.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Aruba, 1986–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Aruba is 81.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.8% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Aruba peaked at 81.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1987.
Aruba ranks 47th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 39.5% | — |
| 1987 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 43.2% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.5% | 39.4% | 43.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 40.9% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 44.8% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 56.2% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Aruba
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.302 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 12,046 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 12,046 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 14,978 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 15,264 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Aruba?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Aruba was 81.3% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1987.
- How does Aruba rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Aruba ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.