Aruba

Region

Americas · Caribbean

Capital

Oranjestad

Population

108,785 (2025)

Government

parliamentary democracy; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Currency

Aruban florin (AWG)

Official languages

Dutch, Papiamento

Spoken languages

Papiamento (official) (a creole language that mixes Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French, African languages, and Arawak) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%

Written scripts

Latin

Area

180 km²

Coastline

Coastal

UN member

No

Affiliations

CARICOM (observer), IMF

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports

tobacco, gas turbines, refined petroleum, steam turbines, heating machinery (2023)

Key imports

refined petroleum, tobacco, cars, garments, jewelry (2023)

Natural resources

NEGL

Primary route

U.S. Gulf and East Coast services, with Caribbean transshipment hubs (Kingston, Caucedo, Freeport)

Secondary route

Panama Canal connections to Asia-Pacific markets

Trade research

• WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
• World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
• OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
• ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
• CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure