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Antigua and Barbuda – FDI Inflows

Name: Antigua and Barbuda FDI Inflows
Creator: World Bank
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Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP. Measures cross-border investment where a foreign entity acquires a lasting management interest (10%+ of voting stock). · World Bank

11.13% −3.48% from 2023 G20 rank: 16th · all-time high: 23.30% (2007)

Antigua and Barbuda's fdi inflows was 11.13% in 2024, a decrease of +3.48% from 14.61% in 2023. This ranked 16th in the G20. The all-time high was 23.30% in 2007.

APA

Antigua and Barbuda FDI Inflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/antigua-and-barbuda/fdi-inflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_antigua-and-barbuda_fdi-inflows,
  title = {Antigua and Barbuda FDI Inflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/antigua-and-barbuda/fdi-inflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Antigua and Barbuda FDI Inflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	16.03%	–	–
2026* trend	15.50%	–	–
2025* trend	14.97%	–	–
2024	11.13%	−3.48%	16th
2023	14.61%	−1.77%	10th
2022	16.38%	−1.50%	6th
2021	17.89%	+11.06%	12th
2020	6.83%	−0.93%	26th
2019	7.76%	−4.42%	23rd
2018	12.18%	+2.32%	13th
2017	9.86%	+3.31%	21st
2016	6.54%	−1.39%	40th
2015	7.93%	+4.58%	30th
2014	3.36%	−3.65%	84th
2013	7.01%	−2.14%	38th
2012	9.15%	+3.74%	29th
2011	5.41%	−1.81%	65th
2010	7.22%	+1.16%	44th
2009	6.06%	−3.80%	56th
2008	9.86%	−13.44%	38th
2007	23.30%	+1.15%	13th
2006	22.15%	+11.33%	12th
2005	10.82%	+0.63%	20th
2004	10.19%	−2.49%	18th
2003	12.68%	+2.33%	15th
2002	10.35%	−6.27%	14th
2001	16.61%	+5.90%	10th
2000	10.71%	+4.51%	16th
1999	6.20%	+3.32%	37th
1998	2.88%	−0.24%	85th
1997	3.12%	+0.27%	61st
1996	2.85%	−2.26%	45th
1995	5.11%	+1.15%	27th
1994	3.97%	+1.27%	28th
1993	2.69%	−1.05%	31st
1992	3.74%	−7.12%	21st
1991	10.86%	−1.80%	6th
1990	12.66%	+3.19%	5th
1989	9.47%	+1.46%	5th
1988	8.01%	−3.12%	4th
1987	11.13%	+3.53%	4th
1986	7.60%	+1.26%	2nd
1985	6.33%	+4.26%	3rd
1984	2.07%	−0.63%	18th
1983	2.70%	−11.11%	15th
1982	13.82%	−1.18%	2nd
1981	14.99%	+0.20%	3rd
1980	14.80%	+7.04%	2nd
1979	7.76%	+15.59%	4th
1978	-7.84%	−10.68%	128th
1977	2.84%	–	11th

Show all years (1977–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

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

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

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 fdi inflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →