Cuba vs Latin America & Caribbean: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Cuba
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.5% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 29.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 2.9% | 7.7% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 1.9% | 6.7% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 1.5% | 14.9% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 0.6% | 16.6% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 0.1% | 8.6% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Cuba or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Cuba, at 2.5% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 2.4%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Cuba ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals 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, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy.