The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Antigua and Barbuda has published yearly statistics of the citizenship by investment programme. The annual report is available from since its inception in 2014 to 2024. Starting Aug 1, 2024, Antigua increased the minimum investment to $230,000 for the Antigua CIP programme from $100,000.
Applications Received
Antigua received 739 CIP applications for H1 2024. So far since inception of program until end of June 2024, total of 5,203 applications received.
| Total Applications | Inception to Jun 2024 |
| NDF | 4023 |
| Real Estate | 766 |
| UWI Fund | 103 |
| Business | 311 |
Source: CIP Report 2024
Popular Investment Routes
NDF donation remains the most popular investment route, report shows 82% (611) of received applications were for NDF donation, 108 for real estate and only 18 were submitted for UWI fund for first half of 2024.
| Route | Applications |
| NDF Donation | 612 |
| Real Estate | 108 |
| UWI Fund | 18 |
Source: Q1 2024 Report
Top Countries
The CIP report shows Chinese, Americans and Nigerians are top investors in Antigua citizenship by investing taking advantage of the $100,000 investment. In Aug 2024, prices increased to $230,000 for Antigua citizenship.
| Country of birth | Applications (First half 2024) |
| China | 90 |
| United States | 81 |
| Nigeria | 67 |
| Lebanon | 50 |
| Canada | 22 |
| Turkey | 44 |
| United Kingdom | 25 |
| Ukraine | 19 |
| India | 21 |
| Pakistan | 32 |
| Iraq | 22 |
| Morocco | 21 |
Source: CIP Report 2024
American interest is high for Antigua citizenship programs. About 10% of applications received were from Americans. A total of 81 applications registered from US citizens.
