ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Antigua and Barbuda

Latin America & Caribbean. High income. Capital: Saint John's. Population 94,209 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
21,872 27,443 33,013 1995 2025 30,620
GDP growth (%)
−18.2 −3.1 12.1 1995 2025 5.0
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.4 3.5 7.4 1999 2025 1.4
Life expectancy at birth (years)
73.7 75.7 77.7 1995 2024 77.8

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 30,620 2025 +6,690 +4,886 72 of 199
GDP growth% 5.0% 2025 +23.9 pp +3.6 pp 52 of 209
GDP per person growth% 4.5% 2025 +23.8 pp +3.8 pp 37 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 23,790 2025 +8,330 +9,240 63 of 201
Trade% of GDP 118.3% 2022 −9.4 pp −23.2 pp 42 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 12.1% 2025 +5.2 pp +4.1 pp 12 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 1.4% 2025 +0.7 pp +0.4 pp 138 of 180

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 94,209 2025 +2,363 +4,800 195 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.5% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.3 pp 141 of 217
Urban population% of total 24.3% 2025 −0.3 pp −0.7 pp 206 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 77.8 2024 +0.6 +0.9 77 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 7.0 2024 −1.0 −1.7 136 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 3.9% 2023 −0.8 pp −1.0 pp 157 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 99.0% 2001 * – – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 3.1% 2023 +0.8 pp +0.7 pp 125 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 72.7% 2024 +1.6 pp +5.0 pp 119 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 4 of 215

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 0.9% 2022 +0.5 pp +0.8 pp 193 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 27,356 +1.8 49,305 23,315 1,853 +1.8% 62% 58%
GDP growth 2.2% +0.4 2.2% 3.2% 7.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 1.7% +0.4 1.7% 2.2% 7.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 17,353 +2.9 37,020 12,705 2,241 +5.0% 66% 53%
Trade 124.4% −0.4 100.6% 74.0% 17.1 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 11.1% +0.2 2.1% 2.5% 4.1 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.7% −0.5 2.3% 2.5% 2.6 – – –
Population 91,626 +1.8 2,930,494 3,010,956 1,456 +0.5% 3% 3%
Population growth 0.5% −1.1 0.4% 0.5% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 24.7% −1.7 81.3% 72.0% 0.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 77.2 +2.6 81.3 75.7 0.2 – – –
Infant mortality 8.0 −2.0 3.6 12.0 0.5 – – –
Health spending 4.9% −2.3 8.0% 6.8% 0.4 – – –
Government spending on education 2.5% +1.5 4.5% 3.9% 0.4 – – –
Internet users 70.8% +1.6 93.5% 79.9% 1.3 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 99.8% 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 0.5% +1.4 11.4% 12.8% 0.3 – – –

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