Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Aruba
Aruba: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 118.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Aruba, 1986–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Aruba is 118.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 39.1% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Aruba peaked at 118.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1986.
Aruba ranks 32nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 43.5% | — |
| 1987 | 50.0% | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 49.2% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 51.0% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 54.3% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 118.0% | +39.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 118.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 118.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 43.5% | 51.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 49.4% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 51.6% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 66.9% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.0% | 118.0% | 118.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 29 Seychelles 119.2% compare
- 30 Italy 119.0% compare
- 31 Jordan 118.3% compare
- 33 Cape Verde 118.0% compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 114.5% compare
- 35 Barbados 114.2% compare
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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Aruba?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Aruba was 118.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 118.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1986.
- How does Aruba rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Aruba ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.