Antigua and Barbuda: Trade openness
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 117.70 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2014 - 2022 |
| Average | 123.62 |
| Min - Max | 94.29 - 141.55 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 117.7 percent, an increase from 101.07 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 99.81 percent, based on data from 172 countries. Historically, the average for Antigua and Barbuda from 2014 to 2022 is 123.62 percent. The minimum value, 94.29 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 141.55 percent was recorded in 2014.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 86.90 | 2023 | percent |
| Trade openness | 117.70 | 2022 | percent |
| Financial openness | 1.212 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 54.72 | 2022 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 1.02 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 62.98 | 2022 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 1.18 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 11.13 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.25 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | -0.84 | 2024 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -7.30 | 2024 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -0.28 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | -8.26 | 2022 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 0.03 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 0.36 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 1.19 | 2024 | percent |
| Remittances | 22.04 | 2025 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | 4.87 | 2024 | million USD |
| External debt | 34.91 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 6.73 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 14.47 | 2024 | percent |