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Antigua and Barbuda
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ANNUAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
Population & economic scale
The most recent non-empty observations returned by the World Bank when this snapshot was collected. Read the year on each card: these are annual statistics, not live measurements.
World Bank reporting entity: Antigua and Barbuda · 3 of 3 indicators available.
Population
94,209
people
observation
Definition, value & source
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Received value: 94209 people. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
GDP
$2.34 billion
current US$
observation
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Received value: 2338196296.2963 current US$. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP per capita
$24,819
current US$ per person
observation
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Received value: 24819.2454680158 current US$ per person. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP and GDP per capita use current US dollars, without an inflation or purchasing-power-parity adjustment. Source years can differ. Missing data is not zero; earlier archive figures below are retained as a separate historical reference.
THE REFERENCE FILE
Antigua and Barbuda at a glance
These are historical reference facts from the 2025 World Factbook archive. Each estimate keeps its own period; an archive edition does not make every figure a measurement from that year.
Government type
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Population
total: 102,634 (2024 est.) male: 48,311 female: 54,323
Area
total : 443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km) land: 443 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$2.772 billion (2024 est.) $2.657 billion (2023 est.) $2.594 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
GDP (official exchange rate)
$2.225 billion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
Real GDP growth rate
4.3% (2024 est.) 2.4% (2023 est.) 9.1% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP per capita
$29,600 (2024 est.) $28,500 (2023 est.) $27,900 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
6.2% (2024 est.) 5.1% (2023 est.) 7.5% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices
Budget
revenues: $251.418 million (2014 est.) expenditures: $266.044 million (2014 est.) note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
Current account balance
-$181.366 million (2024 est.) -$271.047 million (2023 est.) -$291.674 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Exports
$1.314 billion (2024 est.) $1.185 billion (2023 est.) $1.111 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Imports
$1.282 billion (2024 est.) $1.273 billion (2023 est.) $1.227 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
$358.441 million (2024 est.) $364.367 million (2023 est.) $396.506 million (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
Electricity access
electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.)
Internet users
percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
THE HISTORICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
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Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Capital
name: Saint John's geographic coordinates: 17 07 N, 61 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: named after Saint John the Apostle
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Economic overview
dual island-tourism and construction-driven economy; emerging blue economy ; limited water supply and susceptibility to hurricanes limit activity; improving road infrastructure; friendly to foreign direct investment; looking at financial innovation in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural resources
NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Agricultural products
tropical fruits, milk, mangoes/guavas, eggs, lemons/limes, pumpkins/squash, sweet potatoes, vegetables, cucumbers/gherkins, yams (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Industries
tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - partners
Suriname 29%, Poland 21%, USA 8%, Dominican Republic 7%, Australia 5% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - commodities
refined petroleum, ships, soybean meal, shellfish, paintings (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - partners
USA 43%, Poland 6%, China 5%, UK 4%, Germany 4% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - commodities
ships, refined petroleum, cars, plastic products, furniture (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Terrain
mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Land use
agricultural land: 20.5% (2023 est.) arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 2.3% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 9.1% (2023 est.) forest: 18% (2023 est.) other: 61.5% (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural hazards
hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Languages
English (official), Antiguan Creole (an English-based creole)
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Religions
Protestant 68.3% (Anglican 17.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.4%, Pentecostal 12.2%, Moravian 8.3%, Methodist 5.6%, Wesleyan Holiness 4.5%, Church of God 4.1%, Baptist 3.6%), Roman Catholic 8.2%, other 12.2%, unspecified 5.5%, none 5.9% (2011 est.)
2011 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Age structure
0-14 years: 21.8% (male 11,384/female 11,034) 15-64 years: 67.6% (male 32,312/female 37,094) 65 years and over: 10.5% (2024 est.) (male 4,615/female 6,195)
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Urbanization
urban population: 24.3% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
2023, 2020 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.3 years (2024 est.) male: 76.1 years female: 80.5 years
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Electricity
installed generating capacity: 148,000 kW (2023 est.) consumption: 322.923 million kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 38.121 million kWh (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Electricity generation sources
fossil fuels: 93.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 6.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Petroleum
refined petroleum consumption: 5,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Carbon dioxide emissions
725,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 725,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 186,182 (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 201 (2022 est.)
2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 10,000 (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2022 est.)
2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Airports
4 (2025)
2025 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Ports
total ports: 1 (2024) large: 0 medium: 1 small: 0 very small: 0 ports with oil terminals: 1 key ports: St. John's
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
agriculture: 1.9% (2023 est.) industry: 19% (2023 est.) services: 69.1% (2023 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Remittances
1.2% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.9% of GDP (2022 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
2024, 2023, 2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
CURRENCY OBSERVATIONS
Money & exchange rates
The latest verified daily references are separate from the historical country profile. Values are currency units per US$1.
East Caribbean Dollar
XCD per US$1
Published reference snapshot; its original observation date is preserved.
1 XCD = US$0.3657644
2.7248–2.7359 XCD per US$1 across the displayed observations. The vertical scale follows this range.
View dated observations
| Observation date | XCD per US$1 |
|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 2.734 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 2.7358 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.7333 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.7317 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.7255 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 2.7323 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 2.7338 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 2.7299 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 2.7331 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 2.7253 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.7319 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.7311 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 2.7316 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 2.7328 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 2.7248 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2.7333 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 2.7359 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 2.7284 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 2.7251 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 2.7255 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 2.7273 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 2.7258 |
Daily references are not live execution prices. A check time does not change a source observation date.
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- CIA World Factbook · 2025 archive
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- Oct 6, 2026 · retrieval date, not an observation period
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