Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Travel services was 84.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 84.3% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 100.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1998.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 100.0% | — |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 96.0% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 94.1% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 98.2% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 73.1% | -25.6% |
| 1987 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 76.8% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 74.2% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 72.5% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 70.8% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.5% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 84.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 3.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 84.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.7%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -25.6% | 98.3% | 73.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 73.1% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 65.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 73.9% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 74.8% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 74.2% | 84.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 11 Palau 84.7% compare
- 12 Tuvalu 84.5% compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 84.4% compare
- 15 Jamaica 82.1% compare
- 16 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 80.8% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 80.8% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -9.34 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -99.14 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 281.95 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 14.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,993 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda was 84.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1998.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for travel services?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.