Antigua and Barbuda — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Antigua and Barbuda, 1978–2025.
GDP growth for Antigua and Barbuda was 5.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 48 years, from 1978 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.71% in 2006. The lowest was -18.87% in 2020 (about -3.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.28% per year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 53 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Antigua and Barbuda sits above it. It peaked in 2006 and has fallen 61% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 252%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 6 of 40 economies; Nicaragua (4.92%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 85309% in 2009. That is 101% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1978 level: doubled by 1984.
World ranking. Climbed: 86th of 151 in 1978 → 28th of 152 in 1980 → 96th of 176 in 1990 → 42nd of 199 in 2000 → 207th of 209 in 2010 → 198th of 209 in 2020 → 46th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1978 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5% | +2.5 pp |
| 2024 | 2.54% | -1.3 pp |
| 2023 | 3.87% | -4.6 pp |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 8.17% | +27.0 pp |
| 2020 | -18.87% | -22.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.17% | -3.5 pp |
| 2018 | 6.71% | +4.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.71% | -1.4 pp |
| 2016 | 4.12% | +2.7 pp |
| 2015 | 1.42% | -0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +2.8 pp |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -4.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.37% | +5.3 pp |
| 2011 | -1.96% | +5.9 pp |
| 2010 | -7.84% | +4.1 pp |
| 2009 | -11.96% | -11.9 pp |
| 2008 | -0.01% | -9.3 pp |
| 2007 | 9.32% | -3.4 pp |
| 2006 | 12.71% | +6.2 pp |
| 2005 | 6.47% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 5.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 6.08% | +5.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.03% | +5.6 pp |
| 2001 | -4.55% | -10.8 pp |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +2.5 pp |
| 1999 | 3.71% | -1.0 pp |
| 1998 | 4.73% | -0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 5.47% | -1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +11.0 pp |
| 1995 | -4.36% | -11.0 pp |
| 1994 | 6.68% | +1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 5.28% | +4.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.16% | -1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.18% | -0.8 pp |
| 1990 | 3.01% | -2.2 pp |
| 1989 | 5.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 5.21% | -1.4 pp |
| 1987 | 6.63% | -4.9 pp |
| 1986 | 11.49% | +3.8 pp |
| 1985 | 7.64% | -2.5 pp |
| 1984 | 10.17% | +4.8 pp |
| 1983 | 5.36% | +5.4 pp |
| 1982 | -0.08% | -3.9 pp |
| 1981 | 3.81% | -4.3 pp |
| 1980 | 8.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 8.08% | +3.7 pp |
| 1978 | 4.38% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Antigua and Barbuda’s GDP growth in 1979?
8.08% (1979). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Antigua and Barbuda’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1978 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +14.0% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5%; 2024: 2.54%; 2023: 3.87%; 2022: 8.5%; 2021: 8.17%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.