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Antigua and Barbuda

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 5.1%
Current prices2025
2USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 3.8%
Current prices2025
21,676USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
3.0%
Inflation▼ 4.8 pp
Average consumer prices2025
1.4%
Government debt▼ 2.0 pp
General government, gross2025
69.7% of GDP
Current account▼ 4.2 pp
Balance2025
-11.6% of GDP
Population▲ 1.4%
Total2025
0.10million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-18.90.012.71995: -4.4%1996: 6.6%1997: 5.5%1998: 4.7%1999: 3.7%2000: 6.2%2001: -4.5%2002: 1.0%2003: 6.1%2004: 5.8%2005: 6.5%2006: 12.7%2007: 9.3%2008: -0.0%2009: -12.0%2010: -7.8%2011: -2.0%2012: 3.4%2013: -0.6%2014: 2.2%2015: 1.4%2016: 4.1%2017: 2.7%2018: 6.7%2019: 3.2%2020: -18.9%2021: 8.2%2022: 8.5%2023: 3.9%2024: 2.5%2025: 3.0%2026: 2.6% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.5% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.60.07.51995: 2.7%1996: 3.0%1997: 0.4%1998: 3.3%1999: 1.1%2000: -0.2%2001: 1.9%2002: 2.4%2003: 2.0%2004: 2.0%2005: 2.1%2006: 1.8%2007: 1.4%2008: 5.3%2009: -0.6%2010: 3.4%2011: 3.5%2012: 3.4%2013: 1.1%2014: 1.1%2015: 1.0%2016: -0.5%2017: 2.4%2018: 1.2%2019: 1.4%2020: 1.1%2021: 1.6%2022: 7.5%2023: 5.1%2024: 6.2%2025: 1.4%2026: 2.6% (IMF projection)2027: 2.1% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %8.28.53.92.53.02.62.42.52.52.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %1.67.55.16.21.42.62.12.02.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn2222222333
GDP per capita, current prices USD16,12818,42920,10020,88821,67622,44823,15623,88724,64325,424
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD23,93427,41929,12230,21031,60032,92134,00834,97536,01937,119
General government gross debt % of GDP93.082.474.571.869.766.565.263.962.360.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-4.5-2.9-1.71.63.1-0.6-1.1-1.0-1.0-1.0
Current account balance % of GDP-17.6-15.1-12.9-7.5-11.6-11.8-11.3-10.8-10.4-9.9
Population million0.100.100.100.100.100.110.110.110.110.11

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01152000: 96%2001: 108%2002: 115%2003: 113%2004: 108%2005: 83%2006: 79%2007: 69%2008: 67%2009: 89%2010: 79%2011: 81%2012: 77%2013: 85%2014: 92%2015: 92%2016: 83%2017: 88%2018: 84%2019: 82%2020: 100%2021: 93%2022: 82%2023: 75%2024: 72%2025: 70%2026: 66% (IMF projection)2027: 65% (IMF projection)2028: 64% (IMF projection)2029: 62% (IMF projection)2030: 60% (IMF projection)2031: 58% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-17.60.02.02014: -0.0%2015: 2.0%2016: -2.4%2017: -7.7%2018: -14.0%2019: -6.5%2020: -15.6%2021: -17.6%2022: -15.1%2023: -12.9%2024: -7.5%2025: -11.6%2026: -11.8% (IMF projection)2027: -11.3% (IMF projection)2028: -10.8% (IMF projection)2029: -10.4% (IMF projection)2030: -9.9% (IMF projection)2031: -9.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection2015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19951.412.11.774.9
20051.313.51.775.4
20151.415.92.873.1
20251.518.22.468.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method23,790USD2025+63.5%
GNI, Atlas method2USD bn2025+72.2%
Exports of goods and services55.0% of GDP2022–
Imports of goods and services63.3% of GDP2022–
Life expectancy at birth77.8years2024+1.1%
Urban population24.3% of total2025-0.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)