The Central Bank of Aruba published its 2026 first-quarter real sector tables, combining provisional national accounts estimates for 2024 and 2025 with new first-quarter 2026 indicators on tourism, prices and sentiment. The annual estimates show Aruba's economy continued to expand in 2025, with nominal GDP at AWG 7.801 billion and real GDP at AWG 6.576 billion, corresponding to nominal growth of 5.8 percent and real growth of 3.4 percent. First-quarter 2026 data pointed to continued strength in tourism but softer sentiment outside the business sector. Stay-over visitors rose 8.9 percent year on year to 427,343 and visitor nights increased 8.8 percent to 3.06 million. The Business Perception Index remained above the neutral 100 level at 104.3, although down from 108.0 in the previous quarter, while the Consumer Confidence Index fell to 92.7 from 96.4 and stayed in the survey's pessimistic range. Consumer prices were 1.1 percent higher than a year earlier at the end of the quarter, with the CPI at 110.7.
Central Bank of Aruba2026-06-19
Central Bank of Aruba publishes first quarter real sector tables with provisional 2025 real GDP growth of 3.4 percent
The Central Bank of Aruba released its 2026 first-quarter real sector tables, including provisional estimates showing real GDP grew 3.4 percent and nominal GDP 5.8 percent in 2025. First-quarter 2026 data showed stay-over tourism up 8.9 percent year on year, a Business Perception Index of 104.3, a Consumer Confidence Index of 92.7 and end-period inflation of 1.1 percent.