October 2011
Antigua and Barbuda
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   89 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  1 015 Merchandise  181 179
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  1 458 excluding intra-EU trade 155 153
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) -  113 Commercial services 133 165
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  15 259 excluding intra-EU trade 107 139
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   121.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   100 0 -11 -9
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 5, 7 November 2007 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    97.8 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2009 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   47
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 2
All goods   58.7   9.8 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   104.7   14.7 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   51.5   9.0 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2007) Requests for consultation 1 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   15.5 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 1 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   19.3 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 1 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   32 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 1
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)   70 -3 -9 -3
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   560 2 -21 -5
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.00 Share in world total imports  0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   3.4 Agricultural products 17.7
Fuels and mining products   43.9 Fuels and mining products 26.1
Manufactures   50.9 Manufactures 55.5
  By main destination   By main origin
1. United States   29.7 1. United States   45.7
2. European Union (27)   22.8 2. European Union (27)   13.4
3. Panama   12.7 3. China   11.7
4. Netherlands Antilles   6.5 4. Trinidad and Tobago   5.1
5. Dominica   5.3 5. Japan   3.7
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   499   2 -9 -1
Commercial services imports (million US$)   212   -1 -13 -7
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.01   Share in world total imports 0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   27.8   Transportation 34.9
Travel   60.3   Travel 24.3
Other commercial services   11.9   Other commercial services 40.8
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2007 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
... ...   9 ... ...   716   716