GDP growth in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: GDP growth was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Antigua and Barbuda, 1978–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 5.0% for gdp growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.7% on the previous year and up 251.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 12.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -18.9%, in 2020.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 53rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 4.4% | — |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +84.3% |
| 1980 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -53.3% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -102.2% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -6523.2% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | +89.5% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | -24.8% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | +50.4% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -42.3% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -42.7% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -46.8% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +355.7% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +26.4% |
| 1995 | -4.4% | -165.3% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | -251.5% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +67.3% |
| 2001 | -4.5% | -173.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -122.6% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +491.6% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +96.3% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 2009 | -12.0% | +85309.0% |
| 2010 | -7.8% | -34.5% |
| 2011 | -2.0% | -75.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -272.2% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -117.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -465.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -35.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +189.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +147.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -52.7% |
| 2020 | -18.9% | -694.8% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -143.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -54.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -34.3% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +96.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | -0.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | -4.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | -12.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -7.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -18.9% | 8.5% | 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 35,046 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 21,920 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 7.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 59,185 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Gdp growth in Antigua and Barbuda was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.9% in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for gdp growth?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 53rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 251.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.