Personal remittances, received in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Personal remittances, received was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Antigua and Barbuda, 1986–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Antigua and Barbuda is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 3.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 131st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.8% | — |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -76.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +297.7% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -71.7% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +143.3% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +82.9% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +40.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -41.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +47.9% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -33.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -28.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 128 Estonia 1.1% compare
- 129 San Marino 1.1% compare
- 130 Aruba 1.0% compare
- 132 Poland 0.9% compare
- 133 Mauritania 0.9% compare
- 134 Costa Rica 0.8% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 35.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.55 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 11,002 current US$ per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 35.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 29,706 current LCU per person (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 35.59 % change on previous year (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Personal remittances, received in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.9% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for personal remittances, received?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.