Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 37.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Antigua and Barbuda, 1977–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 37.4% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 70.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1980.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 40.0% | — |
| 1978 | 38.1% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 29.0% | -23.8% |
| 1980 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 32.6% | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 30.7% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 32.2% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | +18.7% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 38.1% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 42.8% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 37.4% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.7% | 29.0% | 40.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 28.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 36.4% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 53.8% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 41.7% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 37.1% | 53.8% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,625 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 276.09 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,934 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 0.5614 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,934 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Antigua and Barbuda was 37.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1980.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector 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 rising.
- 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.