Distillers Antigua and Barbuda
A one-page guide to Antigua and Barbuda for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- St. John's
- Official languages
- English, Spanish (designated official by Cabinet on 14 May 2026 per Wikipedia; English official by convention)
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD)
- Time zone
- UTC-4
- Area
- 440 km²
People
- Population
- 94,209 (2025)
- Population growth
- 0.5% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 24.3%
- Aged under 15
- 17.5%
- Aged 65 and over
- 12.3%
- Life expectancy
- 77.8 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$2.3 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$24,819 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 5.0% (2025)
- Inflation
- 1.37% (2025)
Climate
Tropical savanna. Average about 27 C (23-29 C in winter, 25-30 C summer/autumn); about 990 mm of rain a year, wettest September-November; hurricanes common (Irma 2017 hit Barbuda hard).
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal
- Legal drinking age
- Purchase age 16 on-premise; none off-premise; ID rarely requested
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 8.22 litres of pure alcohol (2024)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); World Bank API (population, area, GDP, growth, inflation); WHO GHO OData (SA_0000001688); UN Comtrade public preview API (HS 2208); Wikipedia: Antigua and Barbuda; Wikipedia: Legal drinking age; Rum Auctioneer: Antigua Distillery Limited. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.