GDP per capita growth in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: GDP per capita growth was 4.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Antigua and Barbuda, 1978–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Antigua and Barbuda is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 120.9% on the previous year and up 552.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 12.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -19.3%, in 2020.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 4.1% | — |
| 1979 | 7.7% | +87.5% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -54.0% |
| 1982 | -0.3% | -107.5% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | -2007.1% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | +100.2% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | +48.1% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | -40.4% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | -19.9% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -40.2% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -51.7% |
| 1992 | -0.4% | -126.4% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -870.4% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +38.2% |
| 1995 | -6.2% | -233.7% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -170.8% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +128.4% |
| 2001 | -6.0% | -235.2% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -96.1% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -2185.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +114.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -30.7% |
| 2008 | -1.5% | -118.8% |
| 2009 | -13.3% | +803.1% |
| 2010 | -9.1% | -31.6% |
| 2011 | -3.1% | -65.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -173.2% |
| 2013 | -1.5% | -166.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -192.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -50.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +402.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +187.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -56.6% |
| 2020 | -19.3% | -820.6% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -139.3% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -57.9% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -38.8% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +120.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | -0.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -6.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -13.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -9.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -19.3% | 7.9% | 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)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -34.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -34.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -0.2764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0401 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 995.66 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 238.11 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Gdp per capita growth in Antigua and Barbuda was 4.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.3% in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 552.7%. 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 per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.