World Ranking of Economies · 2026 Edition
Antigua and Barbuda
US$2.3 billion
About the size of Eagle Pass, TX metro area (2024 GDP)
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 177th by total output but 58th of 196 on GDP per capita, at US$24,819, with a population of 94,209. In PPP terms, income per head is $35,832 international dollars, 68th.
Real growth reached +5.0% in 2025, and US$ GDP rose 8.1% to US$2.3 billion. The economy held its place between Seychelles and San Marino.
Services make up 68.7% of output and industry 18.2%, with manufacturing at 2.4% of GDP and agriculture at 1.5%. Inflation was 1.4%, and government gross debt stands at 70.2% of GDP, according to the IMF. Unemployment for 2025 is not reported.
The economy is 2.6 times its 2000 size of US$901 million, but its rank has slipped from 164th then. It is the 30th largest of 35 economies in Latin America & Caribbean and about the size of the Eagle Pass, TX metro area. The IMF projects GDP of US$2.9 billion by 2030, up 22%, which would place it 170th. Saint John's is the capital.
