Cuba vs North Korea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Cuba
- North Korea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 21.3% against 20.7% in North Korea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 65th and North Korea ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 9.3% | 20.1% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 22.4% | 1.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 38.8% | 26.6% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 27.3% | 9.5% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 45.1% | 21.3% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Cuba or North Korea?
- Cuba, at 21.3% against 20.7% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Cuba and North Korea?
- 0.6%, 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 to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Cuba ranks 65th and North Korea ranks 66th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.