Aruba — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Aruba, 1990–2024.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Aruba was 51,712 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 21,733 in 1990 (about 2.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.58% per year.
Aruba ranks 50 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 25,894, so Aruba sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 45%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 5 of 39 economies; Virgin Islands (U.S.) (49,785) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 25% in 2020. That is 33% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 2023. Doubling roughly every 27 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 16th of 186 in 1990 → 18th of 194 in 2000 → 38th of 200 in 2010 → 61st of 198 in 2020 → 45th of 195 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51,712.15 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 47,521.88 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 41,863.27 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 35,207.17 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 28,733.6 | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 38,554.72 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 39,287.06 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 37,524.91 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 36,117.54 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35,972.86 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 35,657.29 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 35,901.65 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 34,095.65 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 35,324.07 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 33,729.51 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 34,339.94 | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 38,905 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 37,768.57 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 35,937.59 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 35,098.8 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 35,059.27 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 32,507.08 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 31,888.51 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 31,920.24 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 30,245.71 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 27,765.65 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 27,412.76 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 27,240.8 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 26,004.5 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 26,254.74 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 25,791.04 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 24,575.66 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 23,889.05 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 23,099.94 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 21,732.86 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Aruba’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 1991?
23,099.94 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Aruba’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Aruba’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +137.9% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 51,712.15; 2023: 47,521.88; 2022: 41,863.27; 2021: 35,207.17; 2020: 28,733.6. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.