Cuba vs North Korea: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Cuba
- North Korea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 4.1% against 2.3% in North Korea, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.7 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 2.3% | 4.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 1.1% | 8.4% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual, Cuba or North Korea?
- Cuba, at 4.1% against 2.3% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual between Cuba and North Korea?
- 1.8%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and North Korea rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Cuba ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.