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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Antigua and Barbuda: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Antigua and Barbuda is placed 72nd of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 30,620 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 33.01 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
72nd
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 30,620GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 33.01Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Antigua and Barbuda on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
30,620
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Antigua and Barbuda: 30,620. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Caribbean
- 48,273 Sint Maarten
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Antigua and Barbuda’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
33.01
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Antigua and Barbuda: 33.01. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Caribbean
- 57.57 Saint Lucia
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Antigua and Barbuda, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.056 Trinidad and Tobago
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Antigua and Barbuda, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Caribbean
- 74.59 Trinidad and Tobago
02Over time
Which way Antigua and Barbuda is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
Antigua and BarbudaWorld median
Antigua and Barbuda rose from 25,548 in 2000 to 30,620 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Antigua and Barbuda World median 2025 30,620 17,265 2024 29,299 18,108 2023 28,712 17,686 2022 27,786 16,933 2021 25,745 16,260 2020 23,931 15,631 2019 29,652 16,761 2018 28,879 16,349 2017 27,199 16,129 2016 26,628 15,512 2015 25,734 14,857 2014 25,558 14,475 2013 25,207 14,681 2012 25,593 14,631 2011 25,024 13,916 2010 25,827 14,101 2009 28,406 13,655 2008 32,756 14,030 2007 33,245 13,755 2006 30,827 12,983 2005 27,693 12,023 2004 26,304 11,608 2003 25,136 11,183 2002 23,958 11,144 2001 24,015 10,907 2000 25,548 10,589
03In context
Antigua and Barbuda beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Antigua and Barbuda and Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saint Lucia | 34th | 24,503 | 57.57 | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | 67th | 24,543 | 53.55 | 0.034 | 64.78 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 72nd | 30,620 | 33.01 | — | — |
 Grenada | =77th | 18,241 | 39.29 | — | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | =80th | 31,722 | 28.63 | 0.056 | 74.59 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 85th | 19,483 | 35.66 | — | — |
 Jamaica | 93rd | 11,358 | 47.74 | -0.351 | — |
 Barbados | 96th | 22,127 | 26.93 | — | — |
 Haiti | =151st | 2,678 | — | -0.558 | — |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Aruba | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Bahamas | not placed | — | 34.24 | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cuba | not placed | — | — | -1.048 | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Dominica | not placed | 19,409 | 32.81 | — | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | 44,603 | — | — | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | not placed | 31,428 | 49.32 | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | 48,273 | — | — | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
- Saint Lucia34th
- Dominican Republic67th
- Antigua and Barbuda72nd
- Grenada=77th
- Trinidad and Tobago=80th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines85th
- Jamaica93rd
- Barbados96th
- Haiti=151st
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- Bahamasnot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Cubanot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Dominicanot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Antigua and Barbuda in the topic’s list.
Saudi Arabia69th
Mongolia70th
Argentina71st- Antigua and Barbuda72nd
Iran=73rd
Vietnam=73rd
Paraguay75th
04Context, no vote
Where Antigua and Barbuda is ahead of the world, and behind
35 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Antigua and Barbuda does better than the middle country measured.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1128.516.1No real change since 2013
Antigua and Barbuda: 128.5 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9755.240.975▲ Improved since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 5.24 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 27th of 119 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3964.9983.396▲ Improved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 4.998 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 46th of 186 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.62-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.62 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 209 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6752.9646.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Antigua and Barbuda: 52.96 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 195 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.413.2810.4No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 13.28 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06111.88107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Antigua and Barbuda: 111.88 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 79th of 194 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3953.5852.39No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 53.58 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 77th of 169 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80013,03712,800▲ Improved since 2017
Antigua and Barbuda: 13,037 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 84th of 173 · derived.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Antigua and Barbuda does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8153.9941.81No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 53.99 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 57th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2125.4956.21▲ Improved since 2016
Antigua and Barbuda: 25.49 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 127th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1925.0440.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Antigua and Barbuda: 25.04 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 147th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.427.6125.42▲ Improved since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 7.61 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 137th of 170 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0889.95106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Antigua and Barbuda: 89.95 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 172nd of 195 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2381.72106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Antigua and Barbuda: 81.72 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 180th of 195 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.92.9No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 2.9 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 66th of 139 by World Bank Group.
No better end19
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.96813.281.968Moved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 13.28 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5231.0680.523Moved since 2013
Antigua and Barbuda: 1.068 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60252.49.602Moved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 52.4 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2355.2851.235No real change since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 5.285 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4450.306Moved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.445 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242524Moved since 2016
Antigua and Barbuda: 25 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95702.09657.95Moved since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 702.09 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73274.31275.73Moved since 2016
Antigua and Barbuda: 274.31 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.9843.306Moved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 2.984 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8519.7921.85No real change since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 19.79 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1740.0267.17No real change since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 40.02 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6518.1724.65No real change since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 18.17 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 124th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2401132,240No real change since 2022
Antigua and Barbuda: 113 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5721.4866.572Moved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 1.486 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 138th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2384.72103.23Moved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 84.72 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1710.2176.171Moved since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.217 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70801.708No real change since 2011
Antigua and Barbuda: 0 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 180th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.262.43711.26Moved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 2.437 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 128th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,78828,0001,827,788Moved since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 28,000 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 101st of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Antigua and Barbuda
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2023), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Debt Service on External Debt, Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2022), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2007), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Household Consumption, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2022), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Interest Payments on External Debt, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2021), Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) (last 2022) and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Antigua and Barbuda’s 13 topics
Economy & Innovation is Antigua and Barbuda’s 6th best-placed topic of 13. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Health & Wellbeing66th of 2002/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital66th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade65th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equality73rd of 1832/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 78th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation72nd of 1762/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 84th of 1942/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge86th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties91st of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture104th of 1843/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability149th of 1863/4 keys
- Energy135th of 1652/3 keys
- Digital & Technology168th of 1983/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Peace & Security, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Antigua and Barbuda can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada18th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Saint Lucia34th2/4 keysThis page
Antigua and Barbuda72nd2/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Antigua and Barbuda and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Antigua and Barbuda on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank on economy & innovation?
Antigua and Barbuda is placed 72nd of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Antigua and Barbuda?
30,620 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Antigua and Barbuda?
33.01 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How have Antigua and Barbuda’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 25,548 in 2000 to 30,620 in 2025.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Antigua and Barbuda?
No current reading is published for Antigua and Barbuda on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Debt Service on External Debt, Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Household Consumption, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Interest Payments on External Debt, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 35 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Antigua and Barbuda’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Antigua and Barbuda (banner) — Z_dead from London, UK derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Antigua and Barbuda: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/antigua-and-barbuda/economy