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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 17 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 19,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” freedom of the press respected, as guaranteed under Dutch law; newspapers are in the Papiamento language; 2 commercial TV stations, with a cable TV subscription service providing access to foreign channels; wide range o…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .aw
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 97% (2017 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 32 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 35,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 131 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 140,815 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” aloes; livestock; fish
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $782 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $793 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” $79.257 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $230.556 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $194.498 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” small, tourism-dependent, territorial-island economy; very high public debt; COVID-19 crippled economic activity; partial recovery underway via tourism, benefitting from its high amount of timeshare residences; consider…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 1.79 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 1.79 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 1.79 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 1.79 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 1.79 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” tobacco, gas turbines, refined petroleum, steam turbines, heating machinery (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Jordan 34%, Colombia 31%, USA 7%, Guyana 5%, Slovakia 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $2.201 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $2.853 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $3.153 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $3.649 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 88.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 19.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 52.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -81.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 21.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 0% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 11.4% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 78.3% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, tobacco, cars, garments, jewelry (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” USA 53%, Netherlands 15%, China 6%, Colombia 3%, Brazil 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $1.947 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $2.429 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $2.565 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, petroleum transshipment facilities, banking
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017.text β€” -1% (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018.text β€” 3.6% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019.text β€” 4.3% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 84.7% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021.text β€” $3.844 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $4.172 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $4.35 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” 24.1% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 8.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 4.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2021.text β€” $35,700 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $38,900 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $40,500 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 1.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $1.513 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $1.544 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $1.468 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 1 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 99.9% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 83.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 2.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 13.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 824.036 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 305,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 166.766 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 153.952 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 8,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 1.163 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 1.163 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” difficulty in properly disposing waste from tourists; air pollution from waste-burning; water pollution from plastics
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 11.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 11.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 2.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 86.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 0.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 44.3% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 88,100 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” slightly larger than Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 180 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 180 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 68.5 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Ceru Jamanota 188 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Caribbean Sea 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 12 30 N, 69 58 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” a flat, riverless island known for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fa…
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” NA
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 11.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 11.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
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