Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Cuba
Cuba: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Cuba, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Cuba is 19.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Cuba peaked at 23.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2004.
That places Cuba 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 14.7% | — |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +42.3% |
| 1983 | 18.5% | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -25.2% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | +163.0% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -56.9% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | +36.6% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +54.1% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -50.8% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -37.6% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +34.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -27.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +45.6% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +120.0% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +52.3% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -6.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 19.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 3.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 19.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 10.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +163.0% | 8.9% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 8.9% | 23.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 3.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 3.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 9.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.3% | 23.5% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Cuba?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Cuba was 19.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2004.
- How does Cuba rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Cuba ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.