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Aruba rankings 2026: where Aruba places in 34 global Top 10s

Aruba is #2 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP and inside the top 10 of 7 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Aruba appears in 34 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Aruba is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #2 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP, where it is measured at 70.1 % of GDP (Inbound tourism spending) as of 2026-11-02. Aruba finishes inside the top 10 in 7 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Aruba is inside the top 10 of 7 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Aruba by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Aruba holds 15 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of services in total exports (94.78 %), #7 of 50 in Countries by trade in services (111.26 % of GDP), #15 of 50 in Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) (6.81 %) and #16 of 50 in Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person (6.18 annual %). 11 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Aruba holds 8 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (8.52 tonnes per person), #16 of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (7,679.78 kWh per person), #26 of 50 in Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person (8.8 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person) and #29 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.25 kg per person per day). 4 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Aruba holds 5 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of international migrants (68 % of population), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity (100 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities (98.61 %) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults (111.74 per 100,000 adults). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Aruba holds 2 positions: #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest food share of exports (67.32 % of merchandise exports) and #34 of 50 in Countries producing the most potash fertilizer (0 thousand tonnes).

Travel

In travel, Aruba holds 1 position: #2 of 50 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (70.1 % of GDP).

Education and science

In education and science, Aruba holds 1 position: #17 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (13 years).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Aruba holds 1 position: #19 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (97.17 % of population).

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Aruba holds 1 position: #27 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate (93 % of new cases).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Aruba moved in 31 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Aruba ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Aruba's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per person (PPP) (51.7k current international $), 45th of 50 in Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports (5.82 months of imports) and 44th of 50 in Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person (8.81 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Aruba

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Aruba's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Aruba

What is Aruba's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP, with 70.1 % of GDP (Inbound tourism spending) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Aruba?

34 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Aruba in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 7 rankings, including #2 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP, #4 in Countries with the highest share of services in total exports and #6 in Countries with the highest share of international migrants.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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