Cuba vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Cuba
6.82 billion current US$
in 2023
Zimbabwe
7.26 billion current US$
in 2023
Cuba rank
126th
Zimbabwe rank
123rd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Cuba
  • Zimbabwe
05.0B10.0B15.0B196419932023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 7.26 billion current US$ against 6.82 billion current US$ in Cuba, a difference of 440.60 million current US$.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd of 206 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 2.15 billion current US$ 1.04 billion current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ Cuba
1990s 2.35 billion current US$ 2.17 billion current US$ 177.31 million current US$ Cuba
2000s 7.33 billion current US$ 2.15 billion current US$ 5.18 billion current US$ Cuba
2010s 10.57 billion current US$ 4.29 billion current US$ 6.29 billion current US$ Cuba
2020s 7.17 billion current US$ 5.96 billion current US$ 1.21 billion current US$ Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Cuba or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 7.26 billion current US$ against 6.82 billion current US$ in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Cuba and Zimbabwe?
440.60 million current US$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Zimbabwe?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Cuba ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.