Tourism contribution to GDP in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Tourism contribution to GDP was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, 2011–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism contribution to gdp in Antigua and Barbuda is 11.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 11.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2020.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 6th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.5% | — |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 11.7% | 3 |
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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 tourism contribution to gdp in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Antigua and Barbuda was 11.7% in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 6th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.