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Antigua and Barbuda · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Antigua and Barbuda

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Saint John's High income Nation age 45 years (since 1981) i ATG · AG
NationsTree Index 2025 i58.062nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.1 msee ranking Military strength i1percentile
Population i94,209195th of 217 Area i440 km²194th of 216 GDP i$2.34 bn187th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$3.38 bn intl.181st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$35,832 intl.72nd of 199 Life expectancy i77.8 years77th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i69
Strength · trunk i10
Quality of life · crown i65
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i69
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i87
CSV

In short

Antigua and Barbuda is 62nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 58.0 out of 100; its tree is 1.1 m tall.

It has 94,209 people and an economy of $3.38 bn at purchasing power parity, 181st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Government budget balance (18th of 192).

Its weakest positions: High-tech exports (166th of 168), Renewable energy (193rd of 212) and Renewable freshwater per person (153rd of 183).

Over five years it climbed from 93rd to 62nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 440 194th/216
Land area ikm² 440 193rd/216
Population ipeople 94,209 195th/217
Population growth i% 0.46% 141st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 213.0 64th/216
Urban population i% 24.3% 206th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.5% 150th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 12.3% 83rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $2.34 bn 187th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $3.38 bn 181st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $2.88 bn 181st/199
GDP per person iUSD $24,819 68th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $35,832 72nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $23,790 63rd/201
GDP growth i% 5.0% 52nd/210
Inflation i% 1.4% 43rd/180
General government gross debt i% of GDP 70.2% 135th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 3.2% 18th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.5% 159th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 18.2% 140th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 2.4% 173rd/192
Services i% of GDP 68.7% 38th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.02 bn 161st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.18 bn 166th/182
Exports i% of GDP 55.0% 44th/183
Imports i% of GDP 63.3% 50th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 118.3% 42nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 165th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 14.8% 119th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 84.7% 11th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.5% 155th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.0% 166th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -11.6% 171st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 12.1% 12th/196

Natural resources

37
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 9.1% 111th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 560 153rd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 384,500 133rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $416.0 m 101st/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 70.0% 9th/168

Society & health

66
Life expectancy iyears 77.8 77th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.1 67th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.922017
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.4 50th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 85.1% 63rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 108.9% 26th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 17.6% 84th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.9% 157th/193
Adult literacy i% 98.9%2001
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 25.1%2012
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.851 53rd/193

Infrastructure & digital

57
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 72.7% 119th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 201 7th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 10.7 117th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.70 71st/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 35,515 147th/161

Environment & energy

42
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.80 128th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.9% 193rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 8.4 34th/200
Forest area i% of land area 17.9% 136th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,7872007

Institutions & safety

66
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 61.4 68th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 59.9 59th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 68.0 65th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 86.8 26th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 66.2 50th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 67.8 66th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 10.7 115th/145

Military

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Armed forces personnel ipeople 0 166th/170
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 0 158th/163

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 52018
Scientific articles iarticles 13 182nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Antigua and Barbuda — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/antigua-and-barbuda. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Antigua and Barbuda — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/antigua-and-barbuda. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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