Food imports in Cuba
Cuba: Food imports was 25.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Cuba, 1989–2022
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Cuba is 25.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Cuba peaked at 26.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2006.
That places Cuba 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Food imports in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.0% | — |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +61.1% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -40.6% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +70.5% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 11.9% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.5% | 22.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.2% | 26.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.0% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.4% compare
- 29 Turks and Caicos Islands 25.3% compare
- 31 Dominica 25.2% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 25.0% compare
- 33 Chad 24.3% compare
More private sector data for Cuba
- Merchandise trade 8.3% (2020)
- Manufactures imports 38.3% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.7% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 7.8% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 148.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 799.66 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Cuba?
- Food imports in Cuba was 25.2% in 2022, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for food imports?
- Cuba ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.