New businesses registered (number) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: New businesses registered (number) was 275 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Antigua and Barbuda, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Antigua and Barbuda is 275 number, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 380 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 159 number, in 2009.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 162nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 295 number | — |
| 2007 | 257 number | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 226 number | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 159 number | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 193 number | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 187 number | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 168 number | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 217 number | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 246 number | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 271 number | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 296 number | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 380 number | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 280 number | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 242 number | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 255 number | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 262 number | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 277 number | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 263 number | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 275 number | +4.6% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 275 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 275 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,128 number, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 234.25 number | 159 number | 295 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 248 number | 168 number | 380 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.4 number | 255 number | 277 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 159 Haiti 383 number compare
- 160 Seychelles 370 number compare
- 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 323 number compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 268 number compare
- 164 Central African Republic 258 number compare
- 164 Vanuatu 258 number 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 new businesses registered in Antigua and Barbuda?
- New businesses registered in Antigua and Barbuda was 275 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 380 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 number in 2009.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for new businesses registered?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 162nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.