Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Aruba
Aruba: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 11.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Aruba, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 11.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Aruba peaked at 23.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.
Aruba ranks 134th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -43.5% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 11.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 96% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 11.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 14.9% | 21.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Aruba?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Aruba was 11.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- How does Aruba rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Aruba ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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