ECLAC Projects Robust 4.0% Growth for Antigua and Barbuda in 2026

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ECLAC Projects 4.0% Growth for Antigua and Barbuda in 2026

ECLAC Projects 4.0% Growth for Antigua and Barbuda in 2026

Antigua and Barbuda’s economy is projected to grow by 4.0% in 2026, maintaining solid expansion even as economic activity slows across much of Latin America and the Caribbean, according to new projections from ECLAC.

The forecast follows an estimated 5.0% growth in 2025, pointing to continued resilience in the twin-island state’s tourism-driven economy despite increasing global uncertainty.

The updated outlook comes as ECLAC revised its regional forecast downward, projecting average growth of 2.2% across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026, amid a more challenging international environment.

Antigua outperforms regional average

While growth is expected to decelerate in the majority of countries, Antigua and Barbuda’s projected 4.0% expansion places it well above the regional average, reinforcing its position among stronger-performing Caribbean economies.

ECLAC indicated that 24 of the region’s 33 economies are expected to slow in 2026, reflecting widespread moderation in economic activity.

Global pressures weighing on outlook

The commission pointed to a combination of external factors driving the slowdown, including heightened geopolitical tensions, rising inflation, and tighter global financial conditions.

Higher oil prices and increasing food costs are contributing to inflationary pressures, while slower growth in major global economies and weaker trade expansion are expected to limit external demand.

At the same time, central banks in major economies have maintained cautious monetary policies, keeping borrowing conditions relatively restrictive.

Caribbean picture remains uneven

Within the Caribbean, overall growth is projected at 5.6% in 2026, though this figure is heavily influenced by rapid expansion in Guyana. When that outlier is excluded, regional growth is significantly lower, underscoring uneven performance across countries.

Structural challenges persist

ECLAC warned that the region continues to face structural constraints, including limited long-term growth capacity, vulnerability to external shocks, and subdued domestic demand in several economies.

The commission said strengthening investment, improving productivity, and enhancing economic resilience will be critical for sustaining growth in the years ahead.

For Antigua and Barbuda, the projected 4.0% growth in 2026 signals continued economic stability, even as global headwinds and regional slowdown present ongoing challenges.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. We REDy 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 even BIGGER GROWTH under the SOUND LEADERSHIP of GASTON BROWNE AND TEAM LABOUR

  3. Growth of white monopoly capital domination, the Barbuda lands sold to white people is what foreign institution recognize, not the local people little houses.
    So don’t create no illusion Gaston.
    We voting you out of office.

  4. ECLAC:ONLY JACKASSES WOULD BELIEVED YOUR NUMBERS. THOSE NUMBERS ARE GIVEN TO YOU AND YOU RUN WITH THEM.WHY YOU DO NOT SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES.TO SIT WITH THOSE SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES.OPEN THE BOOKS AND DO YOUR OWN EVALUATIONS.NOT GOBBLE UP WHAT IS PUT ON YOUR PLATE,BY THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS. TAKE A PAGE FROM THE IMF APPROACH.

  5. Bwoi these people are really a bunch of liars. Didn’t GB just said the other day that he called the election a snap because of global uncertainty?

    I know better, but which one is it GB, because it cannot be both. Smdh.

    They always say who you know a habitual liar is lying, is when he opens his mouth.

    So by this administration, the snap election was an election scam perpetrated by GB himself to win back office?

    Bwoi Antiguan’s really have it bad with these people. They will lie lie lie just to stay in power. Two faced bandit I call this man, and he has proven to deserve every name I called him.

    This man is running from something, and I know it, not that I believe this 4% growth, but there is something big on the horizon waiting for this man, his desperate actions are a dead give away.

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