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Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Aruba: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 4.3% (2019). GDP deflator is 4.1% (2024), 81st of 209 in the world and 19th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 5.8% (2023), 99th of 136 in the world and 28th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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Prices & public finance: Aruba in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 4.3%2019 | — | — | 4.0% | 2.1% | 4.3%2019 | +6.4 ppsince 2009 | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 4.1%2024 | 81/209 | 19/40 | 1.0% | -1.2% | -3.3% | +3.3 ppsince 2014 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 5.8%2023 | 99/136 | 28/31 | 12.1% | 10.3% | 6.8% | −2.7 ppsince 2013 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 2.9%2023 | 93/136 | 24/31 | 10.9% | 11.7% | 10.5% | −7.8 ppsince 2013 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.792025 | 144/210 | 28/39 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 58.0%2023 | 56/169 | 9/31 | 44.8% | 58.8% | 82.4% | −1.1 ppsince 2013 | 52.9% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 83.3%2023 | 37/146 | 5/31 | 51.8% | 71.8% | 108.9% | +15.9 ppsince 2013 | 72.6% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.82023 | 48/165 | 8/32 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 8.1 | +83%since 2013 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+83%5.8 in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+6.4 pp4.3% in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
nearest countries
Aruba and its nearest countries
Aruba has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Aruba | Venezuela | Dominican Republic | Haiti | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.3%2019 | 254.9%2016 | 3.9%2025 | 28.6%2025 | — |
| GDP deflator | 4.1%2024 | 227.1%2025 | 4.5%2025 | 34.4%2025 | 2.3%2025 |
| Lending rate | 5.8%2023 | 21.1%2017 | 15.3%2024 | 13.0%2025 | — |
| Real interest rate | 2.9%2023 | -89.5%2017 | 10.5%2024 | -15.9%2025 | — |
| Exchange rate | 1.792025 | 9.972017 | 61.992025 | 130.632025 | 1.002025 |
| Private credit | 58.0%2023 | 27.5%2013 | 32.8%2025 | 3.2%2025 | — |
| Broad money | 83.3%2023 | 48.6%2013 | 41.3%2025 | 23.0%2023 | — |
| Reserves, months of imports | 5.82023 | 3.72016 | 4.02025 | 6.82024 | — |