Antigua and Barbuda – Current Account Balance
-8.22%
+5.30% from 2023
Antigua and Barbuda's current account balance was -8.22% in 2024, an increase of +5.30% from -13.51% in 2023. This ranked 19th in the G20. The all-time high was 2.66% in 1993.
APA
Antigua and Barbuda Current Account Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/antigua-and-barbuda/current-account
BibTeX
@misc{historysaid_antigua-and-barbuda_current-account,
title = {Antigua and Barbuda Current Account Balance},
url = {https://historysaid.com/antigua-and-barbuda/current-account},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030* IMF | -8.74% | – | – |
| 2029* IMF | -9.19% | – | – |
| 2028* IMF | -9.45% | – | – |
| 2027* IMF | -9.87% | – | – |
| 2026* IMF | -10.40% | – | – |
| 2025* IMF | -11.02% | – | – |
| 2024 | -8.22% | +5.30% | 19th |
| 2023 | -13.51% | +2.11% | 14th |
| 2022 | -15.63% | +2.16% | 16th |
| 2021 | -17.78% | −2.22% | 11th |
| 2020 | -15.57% | −9.06% | 18th |
| 2019 | -6.51% | +7.49% | 46th |
| 2018 | -13.99% | −6.30% | 17th |
| 2017 | -7.70% | −5.31% | 34th |
| 2016 | -2.39% | −4.42% | 101st |
| 2015 | 2.03% | +2.07% | 144th |
* IMF World Economic Outlook projection
Detected Pattern▾
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +55.5%
GDP growth 10.2%
C/A balance 0.3%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
HistorySaid – pattern alert
Antigua and Barbuda matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1984. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw current account balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
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Lowest: 1986
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