Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was -0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, 1977–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda is -0.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12,523.4% on the previous year and down 140.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 2.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 2020.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | -0.7% | -177.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -260.8% |
| 2003 | -1.2% | -206.9% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -87.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -329.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +429.6% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6% | +20000.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -275.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +65.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -74.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +113.2% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +160.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -70.3% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -108.3% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | +571.6% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | +203.0% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | -52.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -252.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -100.4% |
| 2025 | -0.4% | +12523.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | -1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -1.3% | 0.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.78 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 35.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.55 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 11,002 current US$ per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 35.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 29,706 current LCU per person (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 35.59 % change on previous year (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda was -0.4% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.