Antigua and Barbuda Among Six CARICOM States Now Classified as High-Income

The Bahamas leads the region at $37,020, followed by Barbados ($25,140), St. Kitts and Nevis ($22,470), Antigua and Barbuda ($21,150), Guyana ($20,140), and Trinidad and Tobago ($19,740). All exceed the high-income threshold of $13,935.

Seven members fall into the upper-middle-income category. St. Lucia ($12,640) sits closest to the high-income threshold, while Suriname ($5,690) sits at the lower end of this group. Jamaica ($7,210) and Belize ($7,150) occupy the middle.

Haiti, at $1,760, is the region’s only lower-middle-income economy – and the only CARICOM member below $5,000.

The gap between The Bahamas and Haiti reflects the economic diversity within a regional bloc that spans tourism-driven islands, oil exporters, and one of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nations.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (January 2026)

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