International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Cuba
Cuba: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 1.14 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Cuba, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Cuba is 1.14 billion current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.2% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Cuba peaked at 3.19 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 963.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Cuba ranks 64th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 963.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 1.31 billion current US$ | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.56 billion current US$ | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 1.70 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.74 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.69 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.63 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.85 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.92 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.32 billion current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 2.13 billion current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 2.14 billion current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.26 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.05 billion current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.19 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.28 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.33 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.33 billion current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.37 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.60 billion current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 2.91 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 3.19 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 2.70 billion current US$ | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 2.60 billion current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.14 billion current US$ | -56.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.14 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 426.00 million current US$, 2.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.14 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450.00 million current US$, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -56.2% | 2.60 billion current US$ | 1.14 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 billion current US$ | 963.00 million current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.97 billion current US$ | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2.32 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 billion current US$ | 2.19 billion current US$ | 3.19 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 billion current US$ | 1.14 billion current US$ | 1.14 billion current US$ | 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$), annual growth rate 0.809 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Cuba?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Cuba was 1.14 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 963.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Cuba rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Cuba ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.