Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cuba
Cuba: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 7.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Cuba, 1978–2022
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Cuba is 7.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 51.8% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Cuba peaked at 34.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1979.
Cuba ranks 151st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -49.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +62.9% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +30582.7% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +32.8% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +41.9% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -76.9% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +212.9% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +51.2% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -51.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 7.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 7.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +30582.7% | 0.0% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 9.4% | 26.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 6.0% | 34.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 7.8% | 16.2% | 3 |
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)
- 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 manufactures exports in Cuba?
- Manufactures exports in Cuba was 7.8% in 2022, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Cuba rank for manufactures exports?
- Cuba ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.