Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Travel services was 15.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Antigua and Barbuda is 15.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 43.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2021.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 32.3% | — |
| 1978 | 34.2% | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 32.1% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | -43.5% |
| 1981 | 22.3% | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +20.6% |
| 1983 | 33.9% | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | +28.0% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | -19.6% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -48.5% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 15.7% | -1.4% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 15.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.3%, 74% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 15.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 32.1% | 34.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 18.0% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 10.9% | 16.3% | 6 |
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 travel services in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Travel services in Antigua and Barbuda was 15.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2021.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for travel services?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.