International debt issues to GDP (%) in Aruba
Aruba: International debt issues to GDP (%) was 15.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International debt issues to GDP in Aruba, 2006–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, international debt issues to gdp in Aruba stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of up 32.6% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Aruba peaked at 16.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2006.
That places Aruba 74th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International debt issues to GDP (%) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.9% | — |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +53.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +147.7% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +32.6% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 15.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.4%, 37% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 15.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.6%, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International debt issues to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +147.7% | 6.8% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 6.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
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 international debt issues to gdp in Aruba?
- International debt issues to gdp in Aruba was 15.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2006.
- How does Aruba rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Aruba ranks 74th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.