Aruba — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Aruba, 1985–2019.
Inflation for Aruba was 4.26% in 2019, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1985 to 2019. The highest recorded value was 8.96% in 2008. The lowest was -2.37% in 2013 (about -1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.16% per year.
Aruba ranks 54 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 29%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Aruba sits above it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 52% since. Over the last decade (2009–2019) the figure moved up 299%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 8 of 33 economies; Chile (4.21%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 478% in 2013. That is 402% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1985 level: doubled by 2008.
World ranking. Climbed: 81st of 119 in 1985 → 85th of 131 in 1990 → 69th of 163 in 2000 → 129th of 186 in 2010 → 40th of 183 in 2019.
Key figures
Full history — 1985 to 2019
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.26% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 3.63% | +4.7 pp |
| 2017 | -1.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | -0.93% | -1.4 pp |
| 2015 | 0.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 0.42% | +2.8 pp |
| 2013 | -2.37% | -3.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.63% | -3.7 pp |
| 2011 | 4.32% | +2.2 pp |
| 2010 | 2.08% | +4.2 pp |
| 2009 | -2.14% | -11.1 pp |
| 2008 | 8.96% | +3.6 pp |
| 2007 | 5.39% | +1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 3.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 2.53% | -1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.66% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 3.32% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 2.88% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.04% | +1.8 pp |
| 1999 | 2.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 1.87% | -1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 3.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 3.36% | -2.9 pp |
| 1994 | 6.31% | +1.1 pp |
| 1993 | 5.22% | +1.3 pp |
| 1992 | 3.87% | -1.7 pp |
| 1991 | 5.56% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 5.84% | +1.8 pp |
| 1989 | 3.99% | +0.9 pp |
| 1988 | 3.12% | -0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 3.64% | +2.6 pp |
| 1986 | 1.07% | -3.0 pp |
| 1985 | 4.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Aruba’s Inflation in 1986?
1.07% (1986). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Aruba’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1985 and 2019 the series was growing overall: +5.6% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. 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: 2019: 4.26%; 2018: 3.63%; 2017: -1.03%; 2016: -0.93%; 2015: 0.47%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). 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.