Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Antigua and Barbuda, 2002–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 11.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 164th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.7% | — |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -40.8% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +46.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +27.3% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.9% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 5.9% | 11.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,160 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0446 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,560 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0489 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,160 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9873 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,087 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Antigua and Barbuda was 5.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 164th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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