Cuba vs IDA & IBRD total: Food imports

Cuba
25.2%
in 2022
IDA & IBRD total
9.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
30th
IDA & IBRD total rank
31st

Food imports over time

  • Cuba
  • IDA & IBRD total
510152025198420042024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 25.2% against 9.0% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 16.2%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 2.8 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 30th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 31st of 196 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
1990s 19.4% 8.0% 11.4% Cuba
2000s 18.5% 7.1% 11.4% Cuba
2010s 20.8% 8.7% 12.1% Cuba
2020s 25.9% 9.5% 16.4% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cuba or IDA & IBRD total?
Cuba, at 25.2% against 9.0% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2022.
What is the difference in food imports between Cuba and IDA & IBRD total?
16.2%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and IDA & IBRD total?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Cuba and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for food imports?
Cuba ranks 30th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.