Cuba vs United States: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Cuba
52.2%
in 2023
United States
52.5%
in 2023
Cuba rank
128th
United States rank
126th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Cuba
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 52.5% against 52.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 128th and United States ranks 126th of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.1% | 76.7% | 7.7% | United States |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 70.8% | 7.7% | United States |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 58.1% | 7.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 50.7% | 8.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 51.2% | 1.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Cuba or United States?
- United States, at 52.5% against 52.2% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Cuba and United States?
- 0.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United States?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and United States rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Cuba ranks 128th and United States ranks 126th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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 from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.