International tourism, number of departures in Cuba
Cuba: International tourism, number of departures was 271,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, number of departures in Cuba, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 271,000 for international tourism, number of departures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Cuba peaked at 650,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72,000, in 1995.
That places Cuba 92nd out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, number of departures in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 72,000 | — |
| 1996 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 83,000 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 94,000 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 97,000 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 139,000 | +43.3% |
| 2001 | 121,000 | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 111,000 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 113,000 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 124,000 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 162,000 | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 199,000 | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 194,000 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 202,000 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 206,000 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 251,000 | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 253,000 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 213,000 | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 286,000 | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 355,000 | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 580,000 | +63.4% |
| 2016 | 385,000 | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 459,000 | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 552,000 | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 650,000 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 271,000 | -58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,600 | 72,000 | 97,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 157,100 | 111,000 | 206,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,400 | 213,000 | 650,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,000 | 271,000 | 271,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More private sector data for Cuba
- Merchandise trade 8.3% (2020)
- Food imports 25.2% (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Cuba?
- International tourism, number of departures in Cuba was 271,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 650,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,000 in 1995.
- How does Cuba rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Cuba ranks 92nd out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.