The minister of Economic Affairs, Social Affairs and Culture is responsible for the economic policy and development cooperation. The Department of Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industry (DEACI) is in charge of the formulation of economic policy and Development Cooperation policy as well as the execution.

The economic vision of the government is geared to enhance the standard of living of the population and to guarantee a reasonable income distribution for all its citizens. In order to achieve this, the economic policy of the minister of Economic Affairs, Social Affairs & Culture will remain focus on the stimulation of a sustainable economic development by means of diversification of the economy and consolidation of the tourism sector.

Aruba being part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands receives development cooperation from the Netherlands and from the European Union.