Insurance and financial services in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Insurance and financial services was 10.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Insurance and financial services in Antigua and Barbuda, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Antigua and Barbuda is 10.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 15.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1985.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 47th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.4% | — |
| 1978 | 6.0% | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +31.8% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +35.1% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +48.8% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | -29.7% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +41.3% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | +62.2% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -56.0% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +72.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 10.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 10.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +72.2% | 8.7% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -9.34 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -99.14 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 281.95 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 14.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,993 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Insurance and financial services in Antigua and Barbuda was 10.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1985.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for insurance and financial services?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.