Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 0.9425 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda, 1986–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 0.9425 for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 3.76 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.517, in 1992.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 129th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.76 | — |
| 1987 | 3.39 | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 3 | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.62 | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6044 | -76.9% |
| 1992 | 0.517 | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 2.06 | +297.7% |
| 1994 | 1.91 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5411 | -71.7% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | +143.3% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.37 | +82.9% |
| 1999 | 2.2 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.92 | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 2.7 | +40.1% |
| 2002 | 1.59 | -41.2% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.72 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.54 | +47.9% |
| 2006 | 2.24 | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 2.04 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 1.91 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.01 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.23 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 2.28 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.19 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.26 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.31 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.17 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.79 | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 1.97 | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.57 | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 2.83 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.87 | -33.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 1.21 | -28.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9425 | -22.2% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.9425 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 1.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.9425 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.87, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +297.7% | 0.517 | 2.06 |
| 1996 | +143.3% | 0.5411 | 1.32 |
| 1998 | +82.9% | 1.3 | 2.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.26 | 2.9 | 3.76 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 0.517 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 | 1.59 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 | 1.56 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 0.9425 | 2.83 | 6 |
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More population data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3378 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6324 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 99.03 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4036 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.789 (2100)
- Population density 154.54 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,658 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.9425 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 1986.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.517 in 1992.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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