Aruba's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was -405.12 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 120.21% from -183.97 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -405.12 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | -274.59 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | -183.97 million | 2014 |
| Highest | -10 million | 1998 |
| Lowest | -857.33 million | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | -293.22 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | -13.1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Aruba's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 159.81 million on 2023 (from -564.92 million to -405.12 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −17.76 million and a typical year strayed about 248.01 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 667.88 million in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 724.29 million in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 15% 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 2024, Aruba had the 18th highest value of the 39 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 2024 ranking
- Tuvalu — 14th of 39: 33.13 million
- Turks and Caicos Islands — 15th of 39: -23.5 million
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 16th of 39: -106.57 million
- Bahamas, The — 18th of 39: -631.7 million
- Slovenia — 19th of 39: -715.72 million
- Estonia — 20th of 39: -801.7 million
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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 39 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -405,119,124 |
| 2023 | -564,924,966 |
| 2022 | -223,165,949 |
| 2021 | -187,376,258 |
| 2020 | -121,998,159 |
| 2019 | -274,594,525 |
| 2018 | -384,183,157 |
| 2017 | -305,362,087 |
| 2016 | -242,084,556 |
| 2015 | -223,349,975 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — -204.14 million (2025)
- Argentina — -17.25 trillion (2025)
- Bahamas, The — -631.7 million (2024)
- Barbados — -653.6 million (2025)
- Belize — -329.1 million (2025)
- Bolivia — -11.79 billion (2025)
- Brazil — -414.45 billion (2025)
- Cayman Islands — -1.24 billion (2024)
- Chile — -18.4 trillion (2025)
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 net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)?
- -405.12 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1986?
- It is down 2,993% from -13.1 million in 1986. The highest value was -10 million in 1998 and the lowest -857.33 million in 2005.
- How does Aruba rank?
- 18th highest of 39 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Aruba?
- In 2024, Aruba's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 159.81 million on 2023 (from -564.92 million to -405.12 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −17.76 million and a typical year strayed about 248.01 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 NY.GSR.NFCY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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