Antigua and Barbuda: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Antigua and Barbuda's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$9.03 million on 2024 (from −US$844,304 to US$8.18 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2024), the average change was −US$23,599 and a typical year strayed about US$2.9 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$9.03 million in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was US$6.98 million in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$647,233 a year. A straight line explains 31% 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

In 2025, Antigua and Barbuda had the 50th highest value of the 103 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Antigua and Barbuda in the 2025 ranking

• Tunisia — 46th of 103: US$18.08 million
• Uzbekistan — 47th of 103: US$16.86 million
• Seychelles — 48th of 103: US$12.93 million
• Uganda — 50th of 103: US$5.3 million
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 51st of 103: US$5.02 million
• Botswana — 52nd of 103: US$3.73 million

What this measures

Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment.

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

All 40 values

Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — −US$1.42 billion (2025)
• Aruba — US$51,094 (2022)
• Barbados — US$2.58 million (2017)
• Bolivia — −US$78.68 million (2025)
• Brazil — −US$4.95 billion (2025)
• Chile — −US$3.14 billion (2025)
• Colombia — US$1.26 billion (2025)
• Costa Rica — US$178.96 million (2025)
• Ecuador — US$955,159 (2025)
• Grenada — −US$25,787 (2021)

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 portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)?

US$8.18 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Antigua and Barbuda rank?

50th highest of 103 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) unusual for Antigua and Barbuda?

In 2025, Antigua and Barbuda's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$9.03 million on 2024 (from −US$844,304 to US$8.18 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2024), the average change was −US$23,599 and a typical year strayed about US$2.9 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.PEF.TOTL.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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