Net official development assistance received in Aruba

Aruba: Net official development assistance received was -7.38 million current US$ in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
-7.38 million current US$
Change on year
down 165.5%
World rank
168th
of 171 countries
All-time high
40.43 million current US$
in 1986
All-time low
-7.38 million current US$
in 1999
Years of data
15
1985–1999

Net official development assistance received in Aruba, 1985–1999

-10.0M010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1985199219991985: 12.0M current US$1986: 40.4M current US$1987: 20.9M current US$1988: 19.3M current US$1989: 24.3M current US$1990: 30.0M current US$1991: 25.0M current US$1992: 30.0M current US$1993: 24.9M current US$1994: 18.3M current US$1995: 25.8M current US$1996: 19.5M current US$1997: 25.1M current US$1998: 11.3M current US$1999: -7.4M current US$

Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Aruba recorded -7.38 million current US$ for net official development assistance received in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 165.5% on the previous year and down 130.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Aruba peaked at 40.43 million current US$ in 1986 and was at its lowest, -7.38 million current US$, in 1999.

Aruba ranks 168th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Net official development assistance received in Aruba, year by year

Annual values for Net official development assistance received (current US$) in Aruba, 1985 to 1999.
Year current US$ Change
1985 12.04 million current US$
1986 40.43 million current US$ +235.8%
1987 20.91 million current US$ -48.3%
1988 19.29 million current US$ -7.7%
1989 24.33 million current US$ +26.1%
1990 29.98 million current US$ +23.2%
1991 24.97 million current US$ -16.7%
1992 29.98 million current US$ +20.1%
1993 24.86 million current US$ -17.1%
1994 18.26 million current US$ -26.5%
1995 25.80 million current US$ +41.3%
1996 19.53 million current US$ -24.3%
1997 25.07 million current US$ +28.4%
1998 11.26 million current US$ -55.1%
1999 -7.38 million current US$ -165.5%

Aruba compared with similar countries

  • Aruba's -7.38 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.39 million current US$. (39 countries reporting)
  • Aruba's -7.38 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.38 million current US$. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 23.40 million current US$ 12.04 million current US$ 40.43 million current US$ 5
1990s 20.23 million current US$ -7.38 million current US$ 29.98 million current US$ 10

Countries ranked near Aruba

  1. 165 Gibraltar 30,000 current US$ compare
  2. 166 Cayman Islands -2.03 million current US$ compare
  3. 167 Bermuda -4.07 million current US$ compare
  4. 169 South Korea -55.10 million current US$ compare
  5. 170 Saudi Arabia -131.07 million current US$ compare
  6. 171 China -267.16 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net official development assistance received in Aruba?
Net official development assistance received in Aruba was -7.38 million current US$ in 1999, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in Aruba?
The highest recorded value was 40.43 million current US$ in 1986.
What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Aruba?
The lowest recorded value was -7.38 million current US$ in 1999.
How does Aruba rank for net official development assistance received?
Aruba ranks 168th out of 171 countries with data for 1999.
Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Aruba?
Over the last ten years it is down 130.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Aruba data come from?
The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance received (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 11,531 data points, 1960–2023
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Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in current U.S. dollars.