Aruba's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$24,725 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 20.22% from US$20,566 in 2011 (1.86% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$24,725 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$23,168 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$20,566 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$26,027 | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$6,012 | 1986 |
| Average since 2012 | US$23,103 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$6,012 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Aruba's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$4,140 on 2020 (from US$20,585 to US$24,725).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$322.95 and a typical year strayed about US$1,877 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$4,386 in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was US$5,442 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Aruba had the 27th highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Aruba | US$24,725 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$6,415 | 2021 |
| High income | US$36,140 | 2021 |
Closest to Aruba in the 2021 ranking
- Korea, Rep. — 23rd of 167: US$28,059
- Spain — 24th of 167: US$25,104
- Bahamas, The — 25th of 167: US$24,896
- Cyprus — 27th of 167: US$24,105
- Slovenia — 28th of 167: US$23,494
- Brunei Darussalam — 29th of 167: US$22,736
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 36 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 24,725 |
| 2020 | 20,585 |
| 2019 | 26,027 |
| 2018 | 24,187 |
| 2017 | 23,716 |
| 2016 | 23,168 |
| 2015 | 23,279 |
| 2014 | 22,416 |
| 2013 | 21,531 |
| 2012 | 21,395 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$9,092 (2021)
- Bahamas, The — US$24,896 (2021)
- Barbados — US$14,760 (2021)
- Belize — US$4,881 (2021)
- Bolivia — US$2,657 (2021)
- Brazil — US$5,776 (2021)
- Chile — US$11,117 (2021)
- Colombia — US$5,127 (2021)
- Costa Rica — US$11,172 (2021)
- Cuba
More economic policy & debt data for Aruba
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 5.75% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$57.5 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$64,588 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — US$18.18 million (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$71.08 million (2025)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$2.23 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.79 billion (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Aruba's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$24,725 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1986?
- It is up 311.26% from US$6,012 in 1986 (4.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$26,027 in 2019 and the lowest US$6,012 in 1986.
- How does Aruba rank?
- 27th highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Aruba?
- In 2021, Aruba's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$4,140 on 2020 (from US$20,585 to US$24,725). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$322.95 and a typical year strayed about US$1,877 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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