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Antigua and Barbuda – Trade Balance

Name: Antigua and Barbuda Trade Balance
Creator: World Bank
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External balance on goods and services in current US dollars. Positive values indicate a trade surplus; negative values indicate a deficit. · World Bank

$-154.1M −$39.5M from 2021 G20 rank: 108th · all-time high: $163.0M (2015)

Antigua and Barbuda's trade balance was $-154.1M in 2022, a decrease of +$39.5M from $-114.6M in 2021. This ranked 108th in the G20. The all-time high was $163.0M in 2015.

APA

Antigua and Barbuda Trade Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/antigua-and-barbuda/trade-balance

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_antigua-and-barbuda_trade-balance,
  title = {Antigua and Barbuda Trade Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/antigua-and-barbuda/trade-balance},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Antigua and Barbuda Trade Balance – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025* trend	$-223.0M	–	–
2022	$-154.1M	−$39.5M	108th
2021	$-114.6M	+$33.9M	100th
2020	$-148.5M	−$162.1M	102nd
2019	$13.7M	+$108.6M	107th
2018	$-94.9M	−$112.9M	104th
2017	$17.9M	−$101.6M	108th
2016	$119.5M	−$43.5M	116th
2015	$163.0M	+$59.9M	126th
2014	$103.1M	–	115th

* 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 trade balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →