Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cuba
Cuba: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 3.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Cuba is 3.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Cuba peaked at 63.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2022.
That places Cuba 142nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.3% | — |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +49.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +41.8% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +54.4% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +191.3% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -44.5% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -55.4% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -43.6% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +60.9% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -79.6% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 15% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 6.7% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 15.7% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 3.8% | 18.6% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Cuba?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Cuba was 3.8% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2022.
- How does Cuba rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Cuba ranks 142nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.