Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Antigua and Barbuda, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12,523.4% on the previous year and down 140.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 177th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 (BoP, current US$) … unit in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2000 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | -0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -177.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -260.8% |
| 2003 | -0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -206.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -87.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -329.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +429.6% |
| 2007 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20000.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -275.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +113.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +160.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -108.3% |
| 2019 | -0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +571.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +203.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -252.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2024 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.4% |
| 2025 | -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12523.4% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (69 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -20000.9% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2025 | -12523.4% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 174 Gabon -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 175 Australia -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 176 Grenada -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Netherlands, The -0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 Togo -0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Naoero, Republic of -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.64 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -19.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Antigua and Barbuda was -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.