🇦🇼 Aruba National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Aruba government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $2.8 billion, falling by $2 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 65%. Per-citizen share: $25,775.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Aruba ranks 68th by debt-to-GDP, 160th by total debt and 30th by debt per person.
Aruba's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Aruba's ratio has declined from its high for the period of 117% (2020) to roughly 65% at end-2025. A sharp one-year swing in this ratio can reflect a collapse in GDP or the currency as much as new borrowing. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Aruba Net Debt and Interest
The IMF publishes no net debt figure for Aruba, so only the gross figure can be shown. The IMF's figures put Aruba's net interest bill at about 3.8% of GDP in 2025, about $167 million, or 15% of government revenue. That is 37th of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Aruba's National Debt
Aruba's debt-to-GDP ratio of 65% is elevated: higher than 65% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Aruba ranks 160th of the 194 governments tracked here.
Aruba's government debt is currently falling, by roughly $2 per second — about $173 thousand per day — in US-dollar terms. That can reflect repayment or a weakening currency; the projection behind it does not say which. Each of Aruba's 0 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $25,775. That is above the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Aruba National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Aruba's national debt right now?
Aruba's national debt is approximately $2.8 billion as of November 8, 2026, falling by $2 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 65% and each citizen's share is about $25,775.
How fast is Aruba's debt growing?
Aruba's government debt is falling at approximately $2 per second — about $173 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Aruba's debt per capita?
Each of Aruba's 0 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $25,775 of the national debt.
What is Aruba's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Aruba's debt-to-GDP ratio is 65%. That is higher than 65% of the 194 governments tracked here.
How much interest does Aruba pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Aruba's net interest bill at about 3.8% of GDP in 2025, about $167 million, or 15% of government revenue.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 2,862,737,691 + -2 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=aw (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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