International tourism, receipts for travel items in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 386.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Antigua and Barbuda, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 386.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 57.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 909.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 247.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 247.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 258.00 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 278.00 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 282.00 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 290.00 million current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 291.00 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 272.00 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 274.00 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 300.00 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 337.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 309.00 million current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 327.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 338.00 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 334.00 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 305.00 million current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 298.00 million current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 312.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 319.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 299.00 million current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 708.00 million current US$ | +136.8% |
| 2015 | 710.00 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 753.00 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 737.00 million current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 775.00 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 909.00 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 386.00 million current US$ | -57.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271.00 million current US$ | 247.00 million current US$ | 290.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 308.70 million current US$ | 272.00 million current US$ | 338.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 582.00 million current US$ | 298.00 million current US$ | 909.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 386.00 million current US$ | 386.00 million current US$ | 386.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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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)
- Food exports 84.7% (2024)
- 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$), annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Antigua and Barbuda?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Antigua and Barbuda was 386.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 909.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 247.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.