The Central Bank of Aruba published the results of its Business Perception Survey for the fourth quarter of 2025, showing stronger business sentiment. The Business Perception Index, which combines expected short-term and current economic conditions, increased by 2.5 points to 108.0, with both component indices remaining above the neutral level of 100. The expected short-term economic conditions index rose by 2.6 points to 108.0 and the current economic conditions index increased by 2.3 points to 107.9. Looking ahead 12 months, 45.0% of respondents expected flat economic growth and 37.5% expected inflation between 2% and 3%. On operating conditions, the share of respondents expecting no change in employment rose by 22.3 percentage points to 50.0%, the share reporting a profit fell by 3.6 percentage points to 90.0%, and the share seeing an improvement in current investment activity declined by 5.2 percentage points to 35.0%.
Central Bank of Aruba2026-05-18
Central Bank of Aruba reports fourth quarter 2025 Business Perception Index rose 2.5 points to 108.0
The Central Bank of Aruba published its fourth quarter 2025 Business Perception Survey, reporting stronger business sentiment as the Business Perception Index rose 2.5 points to 108.0, with both current and expected conditions remaining above 100. While 45.0% of respondents expected flat economic growth over the next 12 months and 37.5% anticipated inflation between 2% and 3%, firms reported more stable employment expectations but slightly lower profitability and improved investment activity.