Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP was 10.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, 1991–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 10.6% for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 11.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.4% | — |
| 1992 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Antigua and Barbuda
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- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -34.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -34.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -0.2764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0401 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 995.66 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 238.11 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda was 10.6% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.