Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Aruba in 2023 — 67.32%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 160. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.36 pp.
2000–2023 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Aruba
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67.32 | +0.92 pp |
| 2022 | 66.39 | +1.9 pp |
| 2021 | 64.49 | +14.24 pp |
| 2020 | 50.25 | +4.49 pp |
| 2019 | 45.76 | +4.16 pp |
| 2018 | 41.6 | −2.62 pp |
| 2017 | 44.23 | −6.12 pp |
| 2016 | 50.35 | −8.69 pp |
| 2015 | 59.03 | −9.26 pp |
| 2014 | 68.29 | −6.38 pp |
| 2013 | 74.67 | −0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 74.97 | −2.72 pp |
| 2011 | 77.69 | −4.56 pp |
| 2010 | 82.25 | +6.26 pp |
| 2009 | 75.99 | +49.8 pp |
| 2008 | 26.19 | +5.96 pp |
| 2007 | 20.23 | −14.14 pp |
| 2006 | 34.38 | +33.19 pp |
| 2005 | 1.19 | −34.68 pp |
| 2004 | 35.86 | −11.01 pp |
| 2003 | 46.87 | +2.78 pp |
| 2002 | 44.09 | −0.98 pp |
| 2001 | 45.07 | −4.88 pp |
| 2000 | 49.96 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.
Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of merchandise exports is cotton, rubber, timber, hides and other non-food raw materials.
Trade Food imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
Economy Agriculture value addedHow much agriculture, forestry and fishing create in money terms.
