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Antigua and Barbuda flag Antigua and Barbuda Change log

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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 11 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 10,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” state-controlled Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) operates 1 TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; ABS operates 1 radio station; roughly 20 radio stations (2024)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .ag
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 78% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 29 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 27,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 201 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 186,182 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” tropical fruits, milk, mangoes/guavas, eggs, lemons/limes, pumpkins/squash, sweet potatoes, vegetables, cucumbers/gherkins, yams (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $266.044 million (2014 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $251.418 million (2014 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$291.674 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$271.047 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” -$181.366 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” dual island-tourism and construction-driven economy; emerging β€œblue economy”; limited water supply and susceptibility to hurricanes limit activity; improving road infrastructure; friendly to foreign direct investment; l…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 2.7 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 2.7 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 2.7 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 2.7 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 2.7 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, ships, soybean meal, shellfish, paintings (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Suriname 29%, Poland 21%, USA 8%, Dominican Republic 7%, Australia 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $1.111 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $1.185 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $1.314 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $2.225 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 1.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 19% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 69.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum, cars, plastic products, furniture (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” USA 43%, Poland 6%, China 5%, UK 4%, Germany 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $1.227 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $1.273 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $1.282 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 7.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 5.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 6.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 86.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $2.594 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $2.657 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $2.772 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 9.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 2.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 4.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $27,900 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $28,500 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $29,600 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 1.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 1.7% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $396.506 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $364.367 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $358.441 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 25 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 93.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 6.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 322.923 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 148,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 38.121 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 110.114 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 5,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 725,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 725,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” limited natural freshwater resources; water management hampered by tree-clearing to increase crop production, causing rapid rainfall runoff
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the …
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 20.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 2.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 9.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 18% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 61.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Particulate matter emissions.text β€” 8.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total renewable water resources.text β€” 52 million cubic meters (2022)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.agricultural.text β€” 1.8 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.industrial.text β€” 2.5 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.municipal.text β€” 7.2 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 24.3% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 30,600 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.percent of municipal solid waste recycled.text β€” 15.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” 2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 443 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.note β€” note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 153 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Mount Obama 402 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Caribbean Sea 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 17 03 N, 61 48 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” 1.3 sq km (2012)
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 20.5% (2023 est.)
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