Deposit interest rate (%) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Deposit interest rate (%) was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, deposit interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 8.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2025.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 124th out of 153 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Deposit interest rate (%) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5.0% | — |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +52.2% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | -33.7% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit interest rate (%) in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +52.2% | 5.0% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More financial sector data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.7418 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.5417 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.7418 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Deposit interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for deposit interest rate?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 124th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.