Food exports in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Food exports was 84.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Antigua and Barbuda, 1973–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, food exports in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 84.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 229.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 84.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1973.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 17th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.5% | — |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +87.0% |
| 1977 | 36.1% | +1088.5% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | -51.6% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | -50.1% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +90.0% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | +64.7% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -31.4% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +103.3% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +102.9% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | +82.3% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +6.5% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 84.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 7.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 84.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1088.5% | 3.0% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 1.5% | 36.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 18.7% | 48.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 25.7% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 71.7% | 84.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 14 Cape Verde 86.4% compare
- 15 Seychelles 85.9% compare
- 16 Vanuatu 85.3% compare
- 18 Ethiopia 80.4% compare
- 19 Panama 73.6% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 72.5% compare
More private sector data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 938.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 339.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 9,957 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Food exports in Antigua and Barbuda was 84.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1973.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for food exports?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.