Inflation rates by country and year

-0.6%1.5%3.5%5.5%7.5%
-0.6%1.5%3.5%5.5%7.5%
19991.1%
20123.4%
20251.4%
Source: World Bank

Data: World Bank, annual %. For information only — not financial advice.

Year2025Inflation Rate1.4%

Behind the curve

Turning points in Antigua and Barbuda

  1. 2008↑ Upward pressure

    The world food price crisis — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    The food-and-fuel shock reached this import-dependent tourism economy, while the government's fuel-price adjustment mechanism determined how much of the oil rise reached consumers.

    IMF · Antigua and Barbuda: 2007 Article IV Consultation
  2. 2020↓ Downward pressure

    The pandemic recession — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    A domestic lockdown and border closure abruptly halted tourism activity in 2020. The loss of the island's main demand engine coincided with lower inflation.

    IMF · Antigua and Barbuda: 2021 Article IV Consultation
  3. 2022↑ Upward pressure

    The post-pandemic inflation surge — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Food and fuel prices passed through after retail fuel prices were raised in March 2022. The government then subsidised transport and fishing fuel and removed flour taxes to limit the local impact.

    IMF · Antigua and Barbuda: 2022 Article IV Consultation

These are selected historical influences, not a complete account of inflation. An upward-pressure event can coincide with a peak when its inflationary effect has already occurred or when other forces begin pushing inflation lower. The markers show the years in which events occurred, although their effects may extend into later years.

What is the inflation in Antigua and Barbuda?

The annual inflation rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.4% in 2025, the most recent year in the World Bank dataset. That means prices rose 1.4% on average compared with the year before. Use the chart above to explore Antigua and Barbuda's full inflation history from 1999 to 2025, and to compare it with any other country.

How inflation in Antigua and Barbuda has changed

Inflation in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 7.5% in 2022 and reached its lowest point at -0.6% in 2009. Averaged across the 27 years of available data (1999–2025), the rate has been 2.2% per year.

Frequently asked questions about inflation in Antigua and Barbuda

What is the current inflation rate in Antigua and Barbuda?

The latest available annual figure is 1.4% in 2025, from the World Bank. Because the figures are reported annually, they may not reflect the most recent monthly reading published by Antigua and Barbuda's statistical office.

What was the highest inflation rate in Antigua and Barbuda?

The highest annual inflation rate on record is 7.5%, reached in 2022.

What was the lowest inflation rate in Antigua and Barbuda?

The lowest annual inflation rate on record is -0.6%, recorded in 2009.

Where does the inflation data for Antigua and Barbuda come from?

All figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), which report annual consumer price inflation for more than 200 countries and territories from 1960 onward.