Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 19.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 19.8% for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 32.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1997.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1% | — |
| 1991 | 20.8% | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -37.8% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 16.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 21.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 18.5% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 18.8% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 120 Côte d'Ivoire 20.4% compare
- 121 Papua New Guinea 20.4% compare
- 122 Guinea-Bissau 20.4% compare
- 124 Central African Republic 19.5% compare
- 125 Pakistan 19.5% compare
- 126 Dominican Republic 19.5% 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6866 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 17,042 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 46,012 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5263 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Antigua and Barbuda was 19.8% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1997.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.