Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 11.0%.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 11.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2003.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 112th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +68.3% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +15.2% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 11.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5%, 2.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 11.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 69% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 109 Equatorial Guinea 11.4% compare
- 110 Romania 11.3% compare
- 111 Serbia 11.1% compare
- 113 Brazil 10.9% compare
- 114 Trinidad and Tobago 10.8% compare
- 115 Seychelles 10.5% 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)
- 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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Antigua and Barbuda was 11.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2003.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 112th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.