Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita was 77.49 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Cuba, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 77.49 current US$ per person for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Cuba peaked at 411.8 current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.98 current US$ per person, in 1986.
Cuba ranks 188th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 147.74 current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 128.57 current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 102.95 current US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 82.54 current US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 84.52 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 66.98 current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 84.21 current US$ per person | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 114.37 current US$ per person | +35.8% |
| 1989 | 114.93 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 123.17 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 98.32 current US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 106.35 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 104.99 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 125.45 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 136.57 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 177.64 current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 158.53 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 134.48 current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 129.87 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 149.92 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 148.61 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 125.95 current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 148.59 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 206.61 current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 204.84 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 302.21 current US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 2007 | 411.8 current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 348.43 current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 246.13 current US$ per person | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 283.64 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 356.95 current US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 325.3 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 336.57 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 279.08 current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 272.88 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 188.67 current US$ per person | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 208.15 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 205.81 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 184.07 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 152.26 current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 176.66 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 79.64 current US$ per person | -54.9% |
| 2023 | 77.49 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 102.98 current US$ per person | 66.98 current US$ per person | 147.74 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 129.54 current US$ per person | 98.32 current US$ per person | 177.64 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 229.31 current US$ per person | 125.95 current US$ per person | 411.8 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.11 current US$ per person | 184.07 current US$ per person | 356.95 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.51 current US$ per person | 77.49 current US$ per person | 176.66 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 185 Madagascar 99.2 current US$ per person compare
- 186 Tonga 89.66 current US$ per person compare
- 187 Haiti 81.92 current US$ per person compare
- 189 Benin 74.64 current US$ per person compare
- 190 Sao Tome and Principe 70.76 current US$ per person compare
- 191 Sierra Leone 60.75 current US$ per person compare
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$), annual growth rate 0.809 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Cuba?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Cuba was 77.49 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 411.8 current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.98 current US$ per person in 1986.
- How does Cuba rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Cuba ranks 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.