Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 48.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, 2014–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 48.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 58.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2020.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58.2% | — |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -47.0% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +49.8% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.5% | 51.5% | 58.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 30.5% | 48.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 5 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 62.2% compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 53.2% compare
- 7 Grenada 49.7% compare
- 9 Seychelles 46.9% compare
- 10 Bahamas 35.0% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.6% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 4,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda was 48.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.