Antigua and Barbuda's net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) was US$5.86 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 49.69% from US$11.64 million in 2011 (6.64% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$5.86 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | −US$1.6 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$11.64 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$30 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | −US$1.6 million | 2016 |
| Average since 2012 | US$9.92 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$50,232 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Antigua and Barbuda's net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) fell US$22.14 million on 2020 (from US$27.99 million to US$5.86 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$678,409 and a typical year strayed about US$5.71 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$17 million in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was US$22.14 million in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$2.57 million a year. A straight line explains 44% 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
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | US$5.86 million | 2021 |
| World | US$259.48 billion | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$10.75 billion | 2023 |
| High income | US$760.93 million | 2023 |
What this measures
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in constant 2023 U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 49 values
| Year | Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,857,227 |
| 2020 | 27,993,576 |
| 2019 | 29,995,003 |
| 2018 | 18,659,458 |
| 2017 | 11,086,607 |
| 2016 | -1,598,049 |
| 2015 | 1,263,572 |
| 2014 | 2,496,586 |
| 2013 | 1,557,892 |
| 2012 | 1,840,282 |
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 2.25% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$378.52 million (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$378.52 million (2025)
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 78.09% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 49.1% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$104.43 million (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$1.41 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)
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Questions people ask
- What is Antigua and Barbuda's net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)?
- US$5.86 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1973?
- It is up 11,560% from US$50,232 in 1973 (10.42% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$30 million in 2019 and the lowest −US$1.6 million in 2016.
- Is the latest change in net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) unusual for Antigua and Barbuda?
- In 2021, Antigua and Barbuda's net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) fell US$22.14 million on 2020 (from US$27.99 million to US$5.86 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$678,409 and a typical year strayed about US$5.71 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.ODA.ODAT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Developmen… 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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