Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Antigua and Barbuda

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Antigua and Barbuda in 2025 — 41.48%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 189. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 11.41 pp.

2025 41.48% +1.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 129of 189
Period maximum 101.08%1981
Period minimum 35.83%2015

Trend over time

1977–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Antigua and Barbuda, 1977–202520406080100120197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 52.9%1978: 61.34%1979: 91.24%1980: 86.07%1981: 101.08%1982: 96.13%1983: 69.78%1984: 70.68%1985: 74.28%1986: 76.29%1987: 76.69%1988: 64.9%1989: 45.7%1990: 57.65%1991: 68.41%1992: 71.79%1993: 68.06%1994: 61.75%1995: 64.77%1996: 59.34%1997: 56.78%1998: 53.31%1999: 54.1%2000: 50.94%2001: 48.65%2002: 48.88%2003: 49.26%2004: 49.79%2005: 51.49%2006: 53.54%2007: 52.91%2008: 51.87%2009: 42.19%2010: 42.13%2011: 37.75%2012: 40.67%2013: 43.15%2014: 45.77%2015: 35.83%2016: 36.18%2017: 37.46%2018: 43.63%2019: 42.8%2020: 36.84%2021: 38.39%2022: 45.34%2023: 42.6%2024: 39.59%2025: 41.48%
Change over the period: −11.41 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda 41.48%
World 43.89%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Antigua and Barbuda, by year Antigua and Barbuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.48 +1.9 pp
2024 39.59 −3.01 pp
2023 42.6 −2.74 pp
2022 45.34 +6.95 pp
2021 38.39 +1.55 pp
2020 36.84 −5.97 pp
2019 42.8 −0.83 pp
2018 43.63 +6.17 pp
2017 37.46 +1.28 pp
2016 36.18 +0.36 pp
2015 35.83 −9.94 pp
2014 45.77 +2.61 pp
2013 43.15 +2.49 pp
2012 40.67 +2.92 pp
2011 37.75 −4.38 pp
2010 42.13 −0.06 pp
2009 42.19 −9.68 pp
2008 51.87 −1.04 pp
2007 52.91 −0.63 pp
2006 53.54 +2.05 pp
2005 51.49 +1.7 pp
2004 49.79 +0.53 pp
2003 49.26 +0.38 pp
2002 48.88 +0.24 pp
2001 48.65 −2.3 pp
2000 50.94 −3.15 pp
1999 54.1 +0.79 pp
1998 53.31 −3.47 pp
1997 56.78 −2.56 pp
1996 59.34 −5.43 pp
1995 64.77 +3.02 pp
1994 61.75 −6.31 pp
1993 68.06 −3.73 pp
1992 71.79 +3.38 pp
1991 68.41 +10.75 pp
1990 57.65 +11.96 pp
1989 45.7 −19.2 pp
1988 64.9 −11.79 pp
1987 76.69 +0.4 pp
1986 76.29 +2.01 pp
1985 74.28 +3.6 pp
1984 70.68 +0.9 pp
1983 69.78 −26.35 pp
1982 96.13 −4.95 pp
1981 101.08 +15.01 pp
1980 86.07 −5.17 pp
1979 91.24 +29.91 pp
1978 61.34 +8.44 pp
1977 52.9

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.