Antigua and Barbuda: Short-term government debt
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Short-term government debt, percent of total |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.08 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2012 - 2024 |
| Average | 1.39 |
| Min - Max | 0.08 - 4.14 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 0.08 percent, a decline from 0.2 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.06 percent, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for Antigua and Barbuda from 2012 to 2024 is 1.39 percent. The minimum value, 0.08 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 4.14 percent was recorded in 2019.
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| Recent values | Antigua and Barbuda: Short-term government debt |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.08 |
| 2023 | 0.20 |
| 2022 | 1.59 |
| 2021 | 0.49 |
| 2020 | 0.98 |
| 2019 | 4.14 |
| 2018 | 0.90 |
| 2017 | 3.48 |
Definition: General government debt with maturity of twelve months or less as percent of total government debt. Source: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | 1.61 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | 3.93 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 6.14 | 2021 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 67.58 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 0.08 | 2024 | percent |