Antigua and Barbuda is a high-income country with a population of 93.8K people. The capital and largest city is St. John's, with 22.2K residents.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175/197 by GDP ($2.22B) and 52/197 by GDP per capita ($23,726). The top export category is transport & tourism services, while the top import is business & finance services.
Main facts and rankings
Antigua
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
94540
|
185/197 |
| GDP |
$2.22B
2024 |
175/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$23,726
2024 |
52/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$33,602
2024 |
65/197 |
| Government debt |
$1.49B
2024 |
163/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
63.4%
2025 |
71/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$15,910
2024 |
38/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$15,556
2025 |
54/197 |
| Land area | 169.9 sq mi | 183/197 |
| Population density | 552 ppl/mi² | 53/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 | 128/196 |
| Median age | 36.9 years | 67/196 |
| Life expectancy | 77.9 years | 62/197 |
Antigua and Barbuda trends dashboard: time-series charts
Antigua and Barbuda's economy ranked
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1977 | $77,507,407 |
| 1978 | $88,040,741 |
| 1979 | $109,596,296 |
| 1980 | $132,451,852 |
| 1981 | $149,388,889 |
| 1982 | $166,444,444 |
| 1983 | $184,866,667 |
| 1984 | $212,214,815 |
| 1985 | $246,370,370 |
| 1986 | $297,562,963 |
| 1987 | $346,866,667 |
| 1988 | $411,396,296 |
| 1989 | $455,174,074 |
| 1990 | $478,718,519 |
| 1991 | $504,337,037 |
| 1992 | $525,133,333 |
| 1993 | $565,662,963 |
| 1994 | $625,081,481 |
| 1995 | $616,051,852 |
| 1996 | $679,140,741 |
| 1997 | $734,422,222 |
| 1998 | $789,788,889 |
| 1999 | $835,544,444 |
| 2000 | $901,003,704 |
| 2001 | $877,774,074 |
| 2002 | $898,092,593 |
| 2003 | $948,100,000 |
| 2004 | $1,026,329,630 |
| 2005 | $1,143,896,296 |
| 2006 | $1,303,674,074 |
| 2007 | $1,487,381,481 |
| 2008 | $1,557,640,741 |
| 2009 | $1,386,518,519 |
| 2010 | $1,298,348,148 |
| 2011 | $1,287,359,259 |
| 2012 | $1,364,729,630 |
| 2013 | $1,325,496,296 |
| 2014 | $1,378,707,407 |
| 2015 | $1,437,485,185 |
| 2016 | $1,489,603,704 |
| 2017 | $1,534,855,556 |
| 2018 | $1,661,529,630 |
| 2019 | $1,726,448,148 |
| 2020 | $1,411,637,037 |
| 2021 | $1,602,125,926 |
| 2022 | $1,866,566,667 |
| 2023 | $2,005,785,185 |
| 2024 | $2,224,814,815 |
Antigua and Barbuda's economy ranked
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1977 | $1,214 |
| 1978 | $1,375 |
| 1979 | $1,705 |
| 1980 | $2,053 |
| 1981 | $2,310 |
| 1982 | $2,569 |
| 1983 | $2,847 |
| 1984 | $3,271 |
| 1985 | $3,814 |
| 1986 | $4,629 |
| 1987 | $5,424 |
| 1988 | $6,466 |
| 1989 | $7,188 |
| 1990 | $7,591 |
| 1991 | $7,956 |
| 1992 | $8,154 |
| 1993 | $8,625 |
| 1994 | $9,351 |
| 1995 | $9,034 |
| 1996 | $9,756 |
| 1997 | $10,336 |
| 1998 | $10,907 |
| 1999 | $11,342 |
| 2000 | $12,027 |
| 2001 | $11,539 |
| 2002 | $11,659 |
| 2003 | $12,173 |
| 2004 | $13,038 |
| 2005 | $14,369 |
| 2006 | $16,174 |
| 2007 | $18,205 |
| 2008 | $18,787 |
| 2009 | $16,472 |
| 2010 | $15,217 |
| 2011 | $14,912 |
| 2012 | $15,640 |
| 2013 | $15,052 |
| 2014 | $15,532 |
| 2015 | $16,078 |
| 2016 | $16,557 |
| 2017 | $16,966 |
| 2018 | $18,273 |
| 2019 | $18,896 |
| 2020 | $15,370 |
| 2021 | $17,349 |
| 2022 | $20,105 |
| 2023 | $21,495 |
| 2024 | $23,726 |
Antigua and Barbuda's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.1 |
| 1951 | 58.6 |
| 1952 | 59 |
| 1953 | 59.4 |
| 1954 | 59.8 |
| 1955 | 60.2 |
| 1956 | 60.7 |
| 1957 | 61.1 |
| 1958 | 61.6 |
| 1959 | 62.1 |
| 1960 | 62.6 |
| 1961 | 63.3 |
| 1962 | 64 |
| 1963 | 64.7 |
| 1964 | 65.4 |
| 1965 | 66.2 |
| 1966 | 66.9 |
| 1967 | 67.6 |
| 1968 | 68.2 |
| 1969 | 68.8 |
| 1970 | 69.4 |
| 1971 | 69.9 |
| 1972 | 70.3 |
| 1973 | 70.7 |
| 1974 | 71.1 |
| 1975 | 71.4 |
| 1976 | 71.8 |
| 1977 | 72.1 |
| 1978 | 72.5 |
| 1979 | 72.8 |
| 1980 | 73.1 |
| 1981 | 73.3 |
| 1982 | 73.5 |
| 1983 | 73.7 |
| 1984 | 73.8 |
| 1985 | 73.9 |
| 1986 | 73.9 |
| 1987 | 73.9 |
| 1988 | 73.8 |
| 1989 | 73.6 |
| 1990 | 73.6 |
| 1991 | 73.5 |
| 1992 | 73.4 |
| 1993 | 73.4 |
| 1994 | 73.5 |
| 1995 | 73.6 |
| 1996 | 73.8 |
| 1997 | 74 |
| 1998 | 74.2 |
| 1999 | 74.5 |
| 2000 | 74.8 |
| 2001 | 75.1 |
| 2002 | 75.2 |
| 2003 | 75.3 |
| 2004 | 75.3 |
| 2005 | 75.4 |
| 2006 | 75.5 |
| 2007 | 75.7 |
| 2008 | 76.1 |
| 2009 | 76.4 |
| 2010 | 76.7 |
| 2011 | 77 |
| 2012 | 77.1 |
| 2013 | 77 |
| 2014 | 76.9 |
| 2015 | 76.9 |
| 2016 | 77 |
| 2017 | 77 |
| 2018 | 77.1 |
| 2019 | 77.2 |
| 2020 | 77.2 |
| 2021 | 77.2 |
| 2022 | 77.5 |
| 2023 | 77.6 |
| 2024 | 77.8 |
| 2025 | 77.9 |
Antigua and Barbuda's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 55,603 |
| 1961 | 56,540 |
| 1962 | 57,336 |
| 1963 | 58,138 |
| 1964 | 59,020 |
| 1965 | 59,970 |
| 1966 | 60,900 |
| 1967 | 61,837 |
| 1968 | 62,809 |
| 1969 | 63,819 |
| 1970 | 64,528 |
| 1971 | 64,729 |
| 1972 | 64,615 |
| 1973 | 64,342 |
| 1974 | 64,058 |
| 1975 | 63,839 |
| 1976 | 63,762 |
| 1977 | 63,862 |
| 1978 | 64,038 |
| 1979 | 64,274 |
| 1980 | 64,513 |
| 1981 | 64,665 |
| 1982 | 64,785 |
| 1983 | 64,934 |
| 1984 | 64,882 |
| 1985 | 64,591 |
| 1986 | 64,276 |
| 1987 | 63,946 |
| 1988 | 63,623 |
| 1989 | 63,325 |
| 1990 | 63,066 |
| 1991 | 63,387 |
| 1992 | 64,404 |
| 1993 | 65,587 |
| 1994 | 66,843 |
| 1995 | 68,189 |
| 1996 | 69,612 |
| 1997 | 71,053 |
| 1998 | 72,412 |
| 1999 | 73,666 |
| 2000 | 74,912 |
| 2001 | 76,069 |
| 2002 | 77,032 |
| 2003 | 77,884 |
| 2004 | 78,719 |
| 2005 | 79,611 |
| 2006 | 80,604 |
| 2007 | 81,704 |
| 2008 | 82,912 |
| 2009 | 84,173 |
| 2010 | 85,320 |
| 2011 | 86,332 |
| 2012 | 87,260 |
| 2013 | 88,064 |
| 2014 | 88,765 |
| 2015 | 89,409 |
| 2016 | 89,969 |
| 2017 | 90,468 |
| 2018 | 90,926 |
| 2019 | 91,364 |
| 2020 | 91,846 |
| 2021 | 92,349 |
| 2022 | 92,840 |
| 2023 | 93,316 |
| 2024 | 93,772 |
Antigua and Barbuda's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.6 |
| 1961 | 4.56 |
| 1962 | 4.55 |
| 1963 | 4.54 |
| 1964 | 4.48 |
| 1965 | 4.42 |
| 1966 | 4.32 |
| 1967 | 4.18 |
| 1968 | 4.01 |
| 1969 | 3.83 |
| 1970 | 3.63 |
| 1971 | 3.46 |
| 1972 | 3.29 |
| 1973 | 3.13 |
| 1974 | 2.93 |
| 1975 | 2.77 |
| 1976 | 2.78 |
| 1977 | 2.78 |
| 1978 | 2.57 |
| 1979 | 2.63 |
| 1980 | 2.31 |
| 1981 | 2.17 |
| 1982 | 2.09 |
| 1983 | 2.12 |
| 1984 | 2.04 |
| 1985 | 2.15 |
| 1986 | 2.03 |
| 1987 | 2.07 |
| 1988 | 2.13 |
| 1989 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 2.25 |
| 1991 | 2.04 |
| 1992 | 2.13 |
| 1993 | 2.04 |
| 1994 | 2.07 |
| 1995 | 2.16 |
| 1996 | 2.27 |
| 1997 | 2.19 |
| 1998 | 2.02 |
| 1999 | 1.96 |
| 2000 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | 2.02 |
| 2002 | 1.94 |
| 2003 | 1.89 |
| 2004 | 1.85 |
| 2005 | 1.83 |
| 2006 | 1.83 |
| 2007 | 1.86 |
| 2008 | 2.04 |
| 2009 | 2.01 |
| 2010 | 1.79 |
| 2011 | 1.75 |
| 2012 | 1.66 |
| 2013 | 1.54 |
| 2014 | 1.53 |
| 2015 | 1.57 |
| 2016 | 1.46 |
| 2017 | 1.49 |
| 2018 | 1.37 |
| 2019 | 1.47 |
| 2020 | 1.57 |
| 2021 | 1.58 |
| 2022 | 1.58 |
| 2023 | 1.58 |
Antigua and Barbuda's demographics
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.6 |
| 1961 | 19.7 |
| 1962 | 19.7 |
| 1963 | 19.8 |
| 1964 | 19.7 |
| 1965 | 19.3 |
| 1966 | 19 |
| 1967 | 18.6 |
| 1968 | 18.2 |
| 1969 | 17.8 |
| 1970 | 17.9 |
| 1971 | 18.2 |
| 1972 | 18.5 |
| 1973 | 18.8 |
| 1974 | 19.2 |
| 1975 | 19.6 |
| 1976 | 20 |
| 1977 | 20.5 |
| 1978 | 21 |
| 1979 | 21.5 |
| 1980 | 22 |
| 1981 | 22.5 |
| 1982 | 23 |
| 1983 | 23.5 |
| 1984 | 24 |
| 1985 | 24.4 |
| 1986 | 24.7 |
| 1987 | 25.1 |
| 1988 | 25.3 |
| 1989 | 25.5 |
| 1990 | 25.7 |
| 1991 | 25.9 |
| 1992 | 26.2 |
| 1993 | 26.4 |
| 1994 | 26.7 |
| 1995 | 26.9 |
| 1996 | 27.2 |
| 1997 | 27.4 |
| 1998 | 27.7 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 28.3 |
| 2001 | 28.6 |
| 2002 | 28.9 |
| 2003 | 29.2 |
| 2004 | 29.5 |
| 2005 | 29.9 |
| 2006 | 30.2 |
| 2007 | 30.5 |
| 2008 | 30.7 |
| 2009 | 31 |
| 2010 | 31.2 |
| 2011 | 31.6 |
| 2012 | 31.9 |
| 2013 | 32.3 |
| 2014 | 32.7 |
| 2015 | 33.1 |
| 2016 | 33.5 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 34.4 |
| 2019 | 34.8 |
| 2020 | 35.3 |
| 2021 | 35.7 |
| 2022 | 36.1 |
| 2023 | 36.5 |
| 2024 | 36.9 |
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Antigua and Barbuda: National Statistics
Finance
|
Antigua
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$2B
2024 |
177/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
21.2%
2025 |
153/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.11%
2023 |
138/193 |
| Armed forces personnel |
0
2020 |
170/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-1.3%
2025 |
45/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
5.37%
2023 |
91/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
69.1%
2023 |
28/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
19%
2023 |
138/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
56
2025 |
123/197 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$358M
2024 |
164/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$26.3M
2024 |
165/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
384,500
2020 |
132/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
70%
2020 |
8/184 |
Energy
|
Antigua
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,787 kg
2007 |
66/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$16.7
2007 |
57/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.32 megatons
2023 |
173/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
3.46 tons
2023 |
77/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
138/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
0.9%
2022 |
181/193 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
5.66%
2021 |
157/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
149/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
38/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
4/195 |
Society
|
Antigua
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.001%
2024 |
185/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+9
2024 |
78/196 |
| Urban population |
24.3%
2024 |
182/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.87 ft
2025 |
26/190 |
| Average female height |
5.44 ft
2025 |
26/190 |
| Quality of life index |
61.6
2025 |
64/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
44
2025 |
88/197 |
| Higher education index |
23
2025 |
142/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
10.7
2022 |
37/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
0
2019 |
195/197 |
| Visa free countries |
143
2025 |
62/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2015 |
41/196 |
| English speaking |
80%
2023 |
34/197 |
| People using the Internet |
77.6%
2023 |
105/195 |
Health
|
Antigua
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$1,085
2022 |
59/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$269.1
2022 |
56/191 |
| Life expectancy |
77.9 years
2025 |
62/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.15%
2022 |
131/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.9
2017 |
61/193 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
35
2023 |
109/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
9.3
2023 |
128/192 |
| Obesity rate |
34%
2022 |
36/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
11.6%
2024 |
55/195 |
| Air quality index |
82
2025 |
38/197 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
6.66 liters
2020 |
65/186 |
Territory
|
Antigua
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.0003%
2025 |
183/197 |
| Land area per capita |
1,812 sq mi
2024 |
145/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
34.7 sq mi
2025 |
179/194 |
| Forest area |
30.6 sq mi
2025 |
181/196 |
| Roads length |
727 mi
2011 |
157/175 |
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