Antigua and Barbuda
- Capital
- Saint John's
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 94,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Antigua and Barbuda rose 1.4% in 2025, slower than in most countries.
- Antigua and Barbuda's economy grew 5.0% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Antigua and Barbuda was US$24,819 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- Antigua and Barbuda had 94,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 195th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Antigua and Barbuda had a current account deficit of 12.0% of GDP in 2025, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Antigua and Barbuda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.4% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | −0.5% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Antigua and Barbuda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.0% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −18.9% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Antigua and Barbuda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$24,819 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$23,060 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$22,012 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$20,003 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$17,349 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$15,370 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$18,896 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$18,273 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$16,966 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$16,557 | US$5,982 |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 94,000 |
| 2024 | 94,000 |
| 2023 | 93,000 |
| 2022 | 93,000 |
| 2021 | 92,000 |
| 2020 | 92,000 |
| 2019 | 91,000 |
| 2018 | 91,000 |
| 2017 | 90,000 |
| 2016 | 90,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Antigua and Barbuda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −12.0% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −7.5% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −12.9% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −15.1% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −17.6% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −15.6% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −6.5% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −14.0% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −7.7% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −2.4% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Antigua and Barbuda: unemployment, government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Antigua and Barbuda since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.