Economy - overview:
Tourism continues to dominate Antigua and Barbuda's economy, accounting for nearly 60% of GDP and 40% of investment. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages in tourism and construction. Manufacturing comprises enclave-type assembly for export with major products being bedding, handicrafts, and electronic components. Prospects for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on tourist arrivals from the US, Canada, and Europe and potential damages from natural disasters. After taking office in 2004, the SPENCER government adopted an ambitious fiscal reform program and was successful in reducing its public debt-to-GDP ratio from approximately 130% in 2010 to 89% in 2012. In 2009, Antigua's economy was severely hit by the global economic crisis and suffered from the collapse of its largest private sector employer, a steep decline in tourism, a rise in debt, and a sharp economic contraction between 2009 and 2011. Antigua has not yet returned to its pre-crisis growth levels.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$2.096 billion (2015 est.) $2.052 billion (2014 est.) $1.969 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 194
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$1.285 billion (2015 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
2.2% (2015 est.) 4.2% (2014 est.) 1.5% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$23,700 (2015 est.) $23,200 (2014 est.) $22,300 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 78
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Gross national saving:
14.7% of GDP (2015 est.) 10.6% of GDP (2014 est.) 8.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
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GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 51.1%
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government consumption: 10.2%
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investment in fixed capital: 21.3%
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investment in inventories: 0.1%
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exports of goods and services: 47.5%
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imports of goods and services: -30.2% (2015 est.)
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GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 2.4%
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industry: 17.9%
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services: 79.7% (2015 est.)
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Agriculture - products:
cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane; livestock

Industries:
tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)

Industrial production growth rate:
2% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
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Labor force:
30,000 (1991)
country comparison to the world: 205
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 7%
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industry: 11%
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services: 82% (1983)
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Unemployment rate:
11% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
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Population below poverty line:
NA%
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
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highest 10%: NA%
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Budget:
revenues: $255.9 million
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expenditures: $217 million (2015 est.)
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Taxes and other revenues:
19.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
3% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
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Public debt:
89% of GDP (2012 est.) 130% of GDP (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
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Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2% (2015 est.) 1.4% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
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Central bank discount rate:
6.5% (31 December 2010) 6.5% (31 December 2009)
country comparison to the world: 53
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Commercial bank prime lending rate:
10% (31 December 2015 est.) 10.1% (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
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Stock of narrow money:
$240.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) $234.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
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Stock of broad money:
$1.127 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $1.116 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
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Stock of domestic credit:
$1.037 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $1.037 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
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Current account balance:
-$135 million (2015 est.) -$181 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
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Exports:
$61 million (2015 est.) $59.8 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 200
[see also: Exports country ranks ]

Exports - commodities:
petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals

Imports:
$482.5 million (2015 est.) $469.5 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
[see also: Imports country ranks ]

Imports - commodities:
food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil

Debt - external:
$441.2 million (31 December 2012) $458 million (June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 182
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Exchange rates:
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2015 est.) 2.7 (2014 est.) 2.7 (2013 est.) 2.7 (2012 est.) 2.7 (2011 est.)