Aruba: Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 303.03% from US$71.67 million in 2018. Since 1986 it is down 383.72% from US$51.28 million in 1986.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Aruba's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) fell US$241.44 million on 2022 (from US$95.93 million to −US$145.5 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +US$2.45 million and a typical year strayed about US$105.45 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$224.84 million in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$241.44 million in 2023. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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 2023, Aruba had the 9th highest value of the 11 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

• Comoros — 5th of 11: −US$7.66 million
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 6th of 11: −US$15.65 million
• Guyana — 7th of 11: −US$35.96 million
• South Sudan — 9th of 11: −US$157.01 million
• Benin — 10th of 11: −US$1.22 billion
• Lebanon — 11th of 11: −US$2.04 billion

What this measures

Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. 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.

All 38 values

Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$33.43 million (2025)
• Argentina — −US$7.22 billion (2025)
• Bahamas, The — US$242.14 million (2024)
• Barbados — −US$249.49 million (2017)
• Belize — US$59.14 million (2025)
• Bolivia — −US$449.37 million (2025)
• Brazil — US$8.77 billion (2025)
• Chile — US$2.26 billion (2025)
• Colombia — US$4.67 billion (2025)
• Costa Rica — US$2.87 billion (2025)
• Curaçao — US$31.36 million (2023)
• Dominica — US$4.01 million (2025)
• Dominican Republic — US$1.42 billion (2025)
• Ecuador — US$616.07 million (2025)
• El Salvador — US$875.23 million (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$1.79 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) — 2.1% (2024)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 2.48% (2024)
• GDP (current US$) — US$4.17 billion (2024)
• GDP (current LCU) — 7.46 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.67 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 6.35 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$38,591 (2024)

Every indicator for Aruba is on the Aruba data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Aruba's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)?

−US$145.5 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1986?

It is down 383.72% from US$51.28 million in 1986. The highest value was US$328.47 million in 2021 and the lowest −US$145.5 million in 2023.

How does Aruba rank?

9th highest of 11 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) unusual for Aruba?

In 2023, Aruba's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) fell US$241.44 million on 2022 (from US$95.93 million to −US$145.5 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +US$2.45 million and a typical year strayed about US$105.45 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.RES.INCL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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