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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

Ministry of Tourism, Economic Country Profile
Development, Investment and Energy
Nevis Street World view 1990 2000 2010 2016
St. John’s, Antigua Population, total (millions) 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.10
Tel: (268) 462-0480 Population growth (annual %) 0.1 2.1 1.1 1.0
Fax: (268) 462-5003 Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 151.6 190.0 215.1 229.5
Ministry of Works and Housing Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. .. .. ..
St John’s Street Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) 0.43 .. 0.77 .. 1.11 .. 1.35 ..
GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions)
St John’s, Antigua GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 6,390 9,170 11,760 13,400
Tel: (268) 462-2953 GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions) 0.64 1.18 1.73 2.21
Fax: (268) 562-2750 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 9,540 14,100 18,250 21,840
E-mail: publicworks@antigua.gov.ag People
Income share held by lowest 20% .. .. .. ..
Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Industry, Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 71 73 75 76
Sports, Culture & National Festivals Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1
Old Parham Road Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 64 65 52 44
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St. John’s, Antigua Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 53 .. 100 100 .. 100 ..
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
Tel: (268) 462-1532 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 26 16 10 8
Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. .. ..
98
Telecommunications and Information Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 89 95 .. 102 98
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Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
85
Technology School enrollment, primary (% gross) 100.1 124.1 103.4 97.1
Coolidge Business Complex School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 120 78 106 103
Sir George Walter Highway School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 .. 1 1
St. John’s, Antigua Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Environment
Tel: (268) 562-1868
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ministry of Public Utilities, Civil Aviation & Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 0.0 0.0 .. 0.2
Transportation Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) 9.6 98 .. 22.1 22.1
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Improved water source (% of population with access)
Government Office Complex Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) 75 85 91 ..
Parliament Drive Urban population growth (annual %) 0.3 1.0 -1.0 -0.6
St. John’s, Antigua Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 1,482 .. 1,598 ..
Tel: (268) 562-6250 CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 4.51 4.12 5.54 5.36
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) .. .. .. ..
Ministry of Social Transformation and Economy
Human Resource Development GDP (current US$) (billions) 0.46 0.83 1.15 1.45
Government Office Complex GDP growth (annual %) 3.0 6.1 -7.0 4.4
1.7
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
2.4
1.5
1.4
Parliament Drive Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 2 2 2 2
St. John’s, Antigua Industry, value added (% of GDP) 16 15 19 19
Tel: (268) 562 8839 / 5535 Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) 82 83 79 79
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 75 57 46 43
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 74 60 59 47
and International Trade Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 28 29 28 22
Government Office Complex Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) .. 14.6 20.6 19.3
Parliament Drive Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) .. -5.1 -1.4 -2.7
States and markets
St. John’s, Antigua Time required to start a business (days) .. .. 22 22
Tel: (268) 468 1073 Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) 53.4 76.8 99.7 63.0
Tax revenue (% of GDP) .. 12.7 18.6 16.6
EDUCATION Military expenditure (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Education in Antigua and Barbuda is Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 0.0 28.3 192.6 137.2
compulsory and free for children between the Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 0.0 6.5 47.0 65.2
ages of 5 and 16 years. The people of Antigua High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) .. .. 0 .. 42 0 58 0
Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100)
& Barbuda have a high level of education with Global links
over 90% of the people being literate. In 1998, Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 60 56 48 36
Antigua adopted a national mandate to become Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) .. 100 72 55
the preeminent provider of medical services in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions) .. .. .. ..
the Caribbean. The island of Antigua currently Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) .. .. .. ..
has two medical schools: American University Net migration (thousands) 3 0 0 ..
22
of Antigua College of Medicine (AUA), Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions) 13 17 20 154
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions)
97
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founded in 2004 and The University of Health Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions) 4.6 9.9 19.7 1.5
Sciences Antigua (UHSA), founded in 1982.
Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified. Source: World Development Indicators database.
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