Two-way investment brief
Australia–Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda direct investment in Australia
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Total Antigua and Barbuda investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Antigua and Barbuda
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Total Australian investment in Antigua and Barbuda
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Antigua and Barbuda in Australia
- Australia in Antigua and Barbuda
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Antigua and Barbuda → Australia
- Australia → Antigua and Barbuda
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Economic outlook
Antigua and Barbuda’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 2.5% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Inflation | 6.2% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | −7.5% | −11.6% | −11.8% | −11.3% | −10.8% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | 1.6% | 3.1% | −0.6% | −1.1% | −1.0% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 71.8% | 69.7% | 66.5% | 65.2% | 63.9% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Antigua and Barbuda
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- New Australian FDI in Antigua and Barbuda
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Antigua and Barbuda globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- −$100 k · 145th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $282 m
- GDP, 2025
- $2.3 bn
- Region · income
- Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.