Antigua and Barbuda: Air transport, passengers carried

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Antigua and Barbuda's air transport, passengers carried fell 12.6% on 2021 (from 40,633 to 35,515).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +374.6% and a typical year strayed about 2,066.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11,313.8% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.9% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 155,324 a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Antigua and Barbuda in the 2022 ranking

• Ukraine — 1st of 5: 452,344
• Lithuania — 3rd of 5: 29,256
• Slovak Republic — 4th of 5: 1,925
• Slovenia — 5th of 5: 1,866

What this measures

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.

Limitations: While ICAO aviation data provide a globally standardized and comprehensive view of air transport activity, several limitations affect their accuracy and comparability. Data quality depends on the completeness and consistency of country reporting, which can vary due to differences in national statistical capacity, regulatory environments, and adherence to ICAO definitions. Some countries may not report all relevant data, leading ICAO to estimate missing values using historical submissions and published schedules, which can introduce uncertainty. Changes in airline registration, mergers, or operational practices may also affect the attribution of traffic statistics.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 42 values

Air transport, passengers carried in nearby economies

• Argentina — 21.06 million (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 1.47 million (2023)
• Belize — 776,198 (2023)
• Bolivia — 5.6 million (2023)
• Brazil — 95.4 million (2023)
• Chile — 21.32 million (2023)
• Colombia — 42.4 million (2023)
• Costa Rica — 1.97 million (2023)
• Cuba — 136,998 (2023)
• Dominican Republic — 996,238 (2023)
• Ecuador

More infrastructure data for Antigua and Barbuda

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 27,320 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 29.43 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 186,182 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 200.54 (2022)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 1,057 (2022)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0 (2023)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$6.62 million (2025)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 0.55% (2025)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

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Questions people ask

What is Antigua and Barbuda's air transport, passengers carried?

35,515 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 90.87% from 389,000 in 1981 (5.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.55 million in 2010 and the lowest 356 in 2020.

Is the latest change in air transport, passengers carried unusual for Antigua and Barbuda?

In 2022, Antigua and Barbuda's air transport, passengers carried fell 12.6% on 2021 (from 40,633 to 35,515). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +374.6% and a typical year strayed about 2,066.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.AIR.PSGR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri:… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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