Aruba - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Aruba was ($26,482,360) as of 2018. Over the past 23 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $69,832,400 in 2000 and ($435,754,200) in 2012.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1995 ($20,670,390)
1996 ($28,491,620)
1997 ($56,983,240)
1998 ($66,480,450)
1999 ($81,005,580)
2000 $69,832,400
2001 $37,430,170
2002 ($86,592,180)
2003 ($156,983,200)
2004 ($77,653,630)
2005 ($218,994,400)
2006 ($297,206,700)
2007 ($278,212,300)
2008 ($287,709,500)
2009 ($312,290,500)
2010 ($394,972,100)
2011 ($407,262,600)
2012 ($435,754,200)
2013 ($239,905,000)
2014 ($176,690,800)
2015 ($3,787,878)
2016 $41,803,750
2017 $39,987,940
2018 ($26,482,360)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Aruba was -47,403,430 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 125,000,000 in 2000 and a minimum value of -780,000,000 in 2012.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1995 -37,000,000
1996 -51,000,000
1997 -102,000,000
1998 -119,000,000
1999 -145,000,000
2000 125,000,000
2001 67,000,000
2002 -155,000,000
2003 -281,000,000
2004 -139,000,000
2005 -392,000,000
2006 -532,000,000
2007 -498,000,000
2008 -515,000,000
2009 -559,000,000
2010 -707,000,000
2011 -729,000,000
2012 -780,000,000
2013 -429,430,000
2014 -316,276,500
2015 -6,780,302
2016 74,828,700
2017 71,578,420
2018 -47,403,430

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Aruba was -0.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 3.73 in 2000, while its lowest value was -17.19 in 2012.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1995 -1.57
1996 -2.06
1997 -3.72
1998 -3.99
1999 -4.70
2000 3.73
2001 1.95
2002 -4.46
2003 -7.77
2004 -3.48
2005 -9.40
2006 -12.26
2007 -10.64
2008 -10.48
2009 -12.50
2010 -16.52
2011 -15.97
2012 -17.19
2013 -8.79
2014 -6.33
2015 -0.13
2016 1.40
2017 1.29
2018 -0.83

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts