Starting a business - Score in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Starting a business - Score was 82.58 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Antigua and Barbuda, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 82.58. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 82.58 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.26, in 2005.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 131st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 80.26 | — |
| 2006 | 81.33 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 81.41 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.44 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.68 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.53 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.35 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.53 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.59 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.62 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.66 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.75 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.58 | +1.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 82.58 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 82.58 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.23 | 80.26 | 81.68 | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.7 | 81.35 | 82.58 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
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 starting a business - score in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Starting a business - score in Antigua and Barbuda was 82.58 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 82.58 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.26 in 2005.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for starting a business - score?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.