Aruba's net foreign assets (current LCU) was 3.06 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 151.8% from 1.22 billion in 2013 (9.67% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.06 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 1.92 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.22 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | 3.24 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | 130.39 million | 1986 |
| Average since 2014 | 2.22 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 130.39 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Aruba's net foreign assets (current LCU) fell 5.5% on 2022 (from 3.24 billion to 3.06 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +8.4% and a typical year strayed about 17% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 66.4% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.2% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 213.01 million a year. A straight line explains 88% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Aruba had the 11th highest value of the 16 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.
Closest to Aruba in the 2023 ranking
- Congo, Rep. — 8th of 16: 230.97 billion
- Tajikistan — 9th of 16: 34.82 billion
- Malta — 10th of 16: 13.49 billion
- Barbados — 12th of 16: 2.26 billion
- São Tomé and Principe — 13th of 16: 1.56 billion
- Zimbabwe — 14th of 16: 1.55 billion
What this measures
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 38 values
| Year | Net foreign assets (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,061,932,000 |
| 2022 | 3,240,382,000 |
| 2021 | 3,130,584,000 |
| 2020 | 2,353,836,000 |
| 2019 | 1,928,044,000 |
| 2018 | 1,917,887,000 |
| 2017 | 1,824,166,000 |
| 2016 | 1,892,421,000 |
| 2015 | 1,611,022,000 |
| 2014 | 1,289,640,000 |
| 2013 |
Net foreign assets (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 2.72 billion (2025)
- Argentina — 28.45 trillion (2025)
- Bahamas, The — 2.97 billion (2024)
- Barbados — 2.26 billion (2023)
- Belize — 1.64 billion (2025)
- Bolivia — 25.97 billion (2025)
- Brazil — 1.26 trillion (2025)
- Chile — 29.13 trillion (2025)
- Colombia — 241.28 trillion (2025)
- Costa Rica — 8.46 trillion (2025)
- Dominica
More financial sector data for Aruba
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1.79 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1.79 (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 5.59 billion (2023)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 117.52 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 58.05% (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 4.03 billion (2023)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 58.05% (2023)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 83.32% (2023)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 2.13 (2023)
- Broad money (annual % growth)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Aruba's net foreign assets (current LCU)?
- 3.06 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1986?
- It is up 2,248% from 130.39 million in 1986 (8.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.24 billion in 2022 and the lowest 130.39 million in 1986.
- How does Aruba rank?
- 11th highest of 16 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net foreign assets (current LCU) unusual for Aruba?
- In 2023, Aruba's net foreign assets (current LCU) fell 5.5% on 2022 (from 3.24 billion to 3.06 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +8.4% and a typical year strayed about 17% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.NFRG.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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