Services, value added (% of GDP) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 68.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Antigua and Barbuda, 1977–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 68.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 77.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2020.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 74.2% | — |
| 1978 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 73.1% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 72.7% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 75.2% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 76.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 75.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 72.4% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.1% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 75.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | -1.8% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 68.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 68.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.8%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.5% | 74.2% | 74.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 73.8% | 71.9% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 73.0% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 70.9% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 67.9% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 67.8% | 70.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 36 Panama 70.0% compare
- 37 Maldives 69.9% compare
- 38 Costa Rica 69.2% compare
- 40 Spain 68.4% compare
- 41 New Zealand 68.2% compare
- 42 Marshall Islands 68.2% 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.64 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -19.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Services, value added in Antigua and Barbuda was 68.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for services, value added?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.